Akira ransomware hits cloud service Tietoevry; numerous Swedish customers affected. Finland-based Tietoevry said “one part of one of our Swedish datacenters” was attacked with Akira ransomware. Several high-profile customers were affected, including payroll and HR company Primula. Cloud hosting services provider Tietoevry announced that one of its datacenters in Sweden “was partially subject to a ransomware attack” this weekend, affecting numerous customers and forcing stores to close across the country. According to the Finland-based technology company’s statement on Monday , the attackers used the Akira ransomware-as-a-service tools. The incident was limited to “one part of one of our Swedish datacenters” and is believed to have only impacted services to some of Tietoevry’s customers in Sweden. Third-party company: Tietoevry.