- Englobal updates the 8-K file to the SEC after the attack on November 2024
- The company confirms that hackers hit internal data
- However, there is no detail on the attackers or the number of victims
The Englobal engineering giant has now confirmed that the attackers who struck its systems in Novède 2024 have indeed compromised its internal documents.
In an updated 8-K form, the company declared that a preliminary survey “revealed that a threat player illegally reached the company’s information technology system and encrypted some of its data.”
So, not only was it a data taking, but it was also a ransomware attack.
No hardware impact
“The cybersecurity incident involved the access of the threat actor to part of the company’s computer system that contained sensitive personal information,” added the form. State Law.”
The attack on ransomware struck society hard enough, it seems, because it added that it took weeks to get back on the right track:
“The cybersecurity incident limited the company’s capacity to access parties of its commercial applications which supported the aspects of company operations and business functions, including financial and operational reports for about six weeks . “
However, when the document was filed, all the operations have been fully restored, and Englobal thinks that the attackers are no longer hiding in their network. He also said that the attack had not had a material impact and that it is not reasonably likely “that it will have such an impact.
“As part of its repair efforts, the company works with cybersecurity experts to strengthen its computer system, strengthen its surveillance from cybersecurity threats and prevent future unauthorized access to its computer system.”
Englobal is an engineering and automation services company that provides solutions for various industries, including energy, chemicals and government. Based in the United States, it operates worldwide, with around 500 employees, and generates an annual turnover of around $ 100 million.
The identity of the attackers has not been revealed, and we still do not know how many people are affected by this incident.
