Restaurants hit by IT problems after BlackCat attack on supplier NCR

The Aloha point of sale platform, run by multinational payment company NCR, has experienced an ongoing outage due to a ransomware attack by BlackCat. The incident, which began on April 12, impacted services primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, noticeably affecting online ordering systems. Although no impact on payment applications or on-premise systems has been reported, some UK high-profile chains running on NCR’s Aloha platform have reported disruption.