The article highlights the major midday stock movements involving companies like Johnson Controls, TransUnion, SoFi, and AIG, indicating significant trading activity or price changes.
Johnson Controls has expanded its thermal management solutions with the launch of the Silent-Aire CDU platform, a scalable liquid cooling system designed to meet the rising demands of high-density data centers and AI hardware, offering flexible capacities from 500kW to over 10MW to improve efficiency and support next-generation computing needs.
Several companies, including Johnson Controls, Clorox, MGM Resorts, Caesars, Campbell Soup, Dole, Brunswick, Tempur Sealy, Estee Lauder, Sysco, and Freeport-McMoRan, have recently experienced significant cybersecurity incidents and data breaches. These attacks have resulted in disruptions to operations, financial impacts, and potential exposure of sensitive information. While some companies have managed to minimize the impact, others have incurred substantial costs and suffered from order processing delays, product outages, and occupancy issues. The cybersecurity landscape remains a persistent challenge for organizations across various industries.
Building automation giant Johnson Controls has been hit by a massive ransomware attack that has encrypted many of its devices, including VMware ESXi servers, causing disruptions to the company's operations and its subsidiaries. The attack, believed to have originated from the company's Asia offices, has led to technical outages and shutdowns of IT systems across various subsidiaries. The Dark Angels ransomware gang is responsible for the attack and is demanding a $51 million ransom, claiming to have stolen over 27 TB of corporate data. Johnson Controls has not yet responded to inquiries about the incident.