Recycling giant Tomra hit with cyberattack

But 'most' services are designed to operate offline

Tom Allen
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Tomra is known for manufacturing reverse vending machines, some of which are now inoperable
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Tomra is known for manufacturing reverse vending machines, some of which are now inoperable

Norwegian recycling company Tomra has disconnected and isolated certain systems after an "extensive" cyberattack.

Tomra is heavily involved in the recycling space. It builds reverse vending machines (RVMs) - where members of the public can insert a used bottle or can and get money in return - as well as indust...

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