BUZZ-Cencora drops after report of drug distributor paying $75 million in ransom

Reuters09-18 22:39

** Shares of Cencora fall 2.22% to $229.32

** The hackers behind a cyberattack against the drug distributor received a total of $75 million, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter

** The payment made for the Cencora hack occurred in three installments in bitcoin in March, the report added

** Cencora did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment

** In February, co disclosed the cybersecurity incident in which data was stolen from its information systems

** Co said in May it notified affected individuals that their personal and highly sensitive medical information was stolen

** Stock up ~12% YTD

(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)

((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))

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