May 19, 2021 — Kleppe, Norway-based AKVA Group ASA has declined to comment on whether losses it reported in its Q1 financial statement relating to a cyberattack resulted from paying a ransom.
Cyber-attackers took a toll on the aquaculture technology and services provider in the first quarter of 2021, costing the company NOK 49.7 million (EUR 5 million, USD 6 million) in losses in January.