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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:28:57 -0600
Subject: Breaking News: Bag Makers Suffers Malware Attack
From: Counselor PromoGram <counselorpromogram@asicentral.com>
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Counselor PromoGram
Breaking News Alert

Breaking News: Bag Makers Su=
ffers Malware Attack

Hackers have struck again in the promotional prod=
ucts market, launching another malware attack against one of the $24.7 bill=
ion industry=E2=80=99s largest companies.=20

Top 40 supplier Bag Makers =
(asi/37940), Counselor=E2=80=99s 2020 Supplier of the Year (https://go.asic=
entral.com/e/148181/pplier-of-the-year-bag-makers-/4p8zgz/577835795?h=3Dtbi=
78aAM0x2Z_9_JugMBTnWupr6kAk05QEaFA_IDTlE), said Tuesday that it was infiltr=
ated by malware. The attack, which began Monday, encrypted some information=
 technology systems and disrupted customer access to services. Union, IL-ba=
sed Bag Makers said that its phones, fax lines and website are down. Email =
access is limited.=20

=E2=80=9CUpon discovery of the attack, the company=
=E2=80=99s technical team, with the support of third-party advisers, immedi=
ately began investigating and working on a recovery plan with the goal of r=
estoring service as quickly as possible,=E2=80=9D Bag Makers said in a stat=
ement. =E2=80=9CAt this time, the company has seen no evidence that custome=
r or employee data has been compromised or improperly accessed.=E2=80=9D =


In October, alphabroder (asi/34063), promo=E2=80=99s largest supplier=
, suffered a malware attack that temporarily crippled its order processing =
and shipping platform. Ultimately, the Trevose, PA-based company paid a ran=
som in connection with the cyber assault. Then, in November, two Top 40 dis=
tributors fell prey to a phishing scam that swindled the firms out of more =
than $100,000 combined. Hackers have also victimized other high-profile pro=
mo firms with malware attacks in recent years.=20

With reported 2018 Nor=
th American promotional product revenue of $56.1 million, Bag Makers ranks =
27th on Counselor=E2=80=99s latest list of the largest suppliers in the ind=
ustry.=20

For more information on this and other promo news stories, ple=
ase visit www.asicentral.com/news and watch for PromoGram, Counselor=
=E2=80=99s e-newsletter, publishing Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.=20

=


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><span style=3D"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Hackers have struck=
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<br>
Top 40 supplier Bag Makers (asi/37940), <a href=3D"https://go.asi=
central.com/e/148181/pplier-of-the-year-bag-makers-/4p8zgz/577835795?h=3Dtb=
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ack, which began Monday, encrypted some information technology systems and =
disrupted customer access to services. Union, IL-based Bag Makers said that=
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nical team, with the support of third-party advisers, immediately began inv=
estigating and working on a recovery plan with the goal of restoring servic=
e as quickly as possible,=E2=80=9D Bag Makers said in a statement. =
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ployee data has been compromised or improperly accessed.=E2=80=9D<br>
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an $100,000 combined. Hackers have also victimized other high-profile promo=
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