- The British engineering company IMI PLC advises the London Stock Exchange of a recent cyber attack
- The company has not shared the details, but it seems to have been a data violation
Top British Engineering Company IMI confirmed the suffering of a cyber attack, submitting a new report to the London Stock Exchange, informing the exchange of securities of “unauthorized access”.
“IMI is currently responding to a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to business systems,” said the file. “As soon as IMI became aware of unauthorized access, the company has engaged external cybersecurity experts to investigate and contain the incident.”
Apart from that, the company did not share any detail. He said he was taking “necessary measures” to comply with regulatory obligations and that it will provide an update “if necessary”.
Data violation
When he stretched out by TechcrunchThe company did not want to discuss the question more, so we do not know the nature of the attack, which are the disbelievers, nor how they managed to enter the IMI infrastructure.
However, the publication discovered, from the Office of the Information Commissioner of the United Kingdom, that the company provided him with a data violation report, it is therefore sure to assume that at least certain data of the company have been stolen.
The ICO “currently assesses the information provided,” he said.
IMI was founded in 1862 under the name of Imperial Metal Industries. Its main areas of activity include precision engineering (Advanced Motion and Fluid Control Solutions for Industrial Automation), critical engineering (valves and actuators for the energy and electricity industries) and hydronic engineering (Heating, cooling and air conditioning solutions for buildings).
The company serves sectors such as oil and gas, pharmaceutical products, electricity production and transport. During the year 2023, the company declared $ 398 million in profits before the tax, up 6% compared to the previous year.
