Accenture Plc, worldwide professional services firm that specializes in digital, cloud, and security solutions, said it has fully restored specific affected systems after a CNBC correspondent tweeted of a hacker group saying it attacked the IT consulting organization using LockBit Ransomware and threatened to release the data in some hours.
Accenture Hit By Ransomware Attack!
According to a CNBC reporter, a hacker group used LockBit Ransomware to attack Accenture Plc, threatening to release the company’s data in a few hours.
“Through our safeguard controls and protocols, we identified irregular activity in one of our environments. We rapidly contained the matter and isolated the affected servers,”
“We fully restored our affected systems from backup, and there was no impact on Accenture’s operations or our clients’ systems.”
Accenture said in a statement.
Accenture provides management and technology consulting services to clients, including e-commerce giant Alibaba, Cisco, and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, according to their 2020 annual report.
Ransomware
Ransomware is malware that threatens to expose or limit access to data or a computer system.
The ransom demand is frequently accompanied by a deadline. The data is lost permanently if the victim does not pay on time. In this case, the attacker used LockBit to attack the global consulting firm.