ABB factories back online 11 days after cyberattack

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ABB has contained the effects on IT systems of the hacker attack that the industrial group discovered eleven days ago. “All ABB’s key services and systems and all its plants are operational,” the company said on Tuesday evening.

ABB’s customers would continue to be served. “The company continues to work to restore all remaining affected services and systems and continue to improve the security of its systems,” ABB said.

stolen data

The group wrote that unauthorized third parties had access to certain ABB systems and were using non-self-propagating blackmail software. Certain data was stolen. ABB is working to identify and analyze the nature and extent of data. In addition, notification obligations will be checked.

If necessary, ABB will contact affected parties, such as specific customers, suppliers or persons whose personal data is affected.

“The company is in the early stages of the investigation and is analyzing the extent of the impact,” the company wrote. ABB is working with law enforcement, customers, suppliers, partners and experts to address this situation and minimize its impact. ABB has launched an investigation and notified data protection authorities.

The perpetrator is probably from Russia

According to the “Bleeping Computer” online portal, the ransomware attack by the Russian hacker group “Black Basta” took place on May 7. Criminals often rely on “double” blackmail attempts: In the first step, they install encryption software to demand a ransom to unlock it. In a second step, they steal additional sensitive data, which is also used for blackmail attempts. (SDA/sfa)

Source :Blick