Ingram Micro, a U.S. technology distributing giant and managed services provider, said on Monday a ransomware attack is the cause of an ongoing outage at the company.

The multi-day outage has disrupted order processing, delayed shipments, and highlighted weak links across the global tech distribution ecosystem.

Ingram Micro, one of the world's largest distributors, has confirmed it is trying to restore systems following a ransomware attack. As exclusively revealed, troubles began on July 3 when trade customers – resellers and managed service providers – complained they were no longer able place orders after systems and phone lines went down.

Ingram Micro confirms ransomware attack disrupting global operations, leaving customers unable to place orders or access key services.

IT giant Ingram Micro is experiencing a global outage that is impacting its websites and internal systems, with customers concerned that it may be a cyberattack after the company remains silent on the cause of the issues.

The company’s website has been unavailable since Thursday, with customers venting their frustration on social media.

Ingram Micro (INGM.N), opens new tab said on Saturday it recently. The information technology company took steps to secure the relevant environment, including taking certain systems offline, it said in a statement.

An ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a SafePay ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of internal systems, BleepingComputer has learned.

Global tech distributor and service provider Ingram Micro confirmed days after a widespread IT outage that a ransomware attack disrupted internal systems. The firm

Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE:INGM) shares declined 4% in premarket trading after the technology distributor announced it is facing a system outage caused by a ransomware attack targeting certain internal systems.