Some servers encrypted in weekend attack, but product supply not affected
[PDF], Eisai recently put into operation its Deep Human Biology Learning drug discovery and development system for Eisai's focus fields of neurodegenerative diseases and refractory cancers, those which are resistant to treatment, as well as"the global health field including neglected tropical diseases."
Eisai said that it was investigating whether the attack would have an impact on its earnings forecast for the latest fiscal year.The attack on Eisai is the latest in a string of ransomware blitzes targeting the biotech and pharma sector. In April, molecular diagnostics player Enzo BioTech admitted in athat the clinical test information of roughly 2.47 million individuals had been stolen by ransomware thieves.
One of the worst cases in recent years was the 2017 NotPetya infection of pharma giant Merck. After much back and forth with insurers over whether it could avoid paying up using"act of war" clauses – the argument that the crooks may have been state actors – in May this year, a US court that Merck's insurers can't deny it an enormous payout, meaning Merck may finally score its $1.4 billion under a comprehensive insurance plan. ®
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