Gallagher Bassett Systems Goes Down After Ransomware Attack

The website for Gallagher Bassett, a nationwide claims service company, was back up and running by the start of business Wednesday after being knocked out of commission by a cyberattack. “We are currently experiencing a system outage and are working diligently to restore all functionality,” reads a notice on the otherwise blank website read earlier in the week. The firm's parent company, insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week that it was the victim of a ransomware incident. That prompted the fi...