Global Information Services Company Discloses Malware Attack
A global information services company has disclosed a malware attack that affected several of its applications and platforms.
On 6 May, global solutions provider Wolters Kluwer published a statement in which it confirmed that it was suffering network issues:
We are experiencing network and service interruptions affecting certain Wolters Kluwer platforms and applications. Out of an abundance of caution, we proactively took offline a number of other applications as we continue to investigate any impact. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and appreciate their patience.
The company followed up this initial disclosure by posting an update on Twitter a day later. In this piece of communication, Wolters Kluwer revealed that it had successfully restored the network and services for some of its affected systems. It also confirmed that it was still looking into the matter as part of an ongoing investigation.
Latest update on the status of our systems. We appreciate your understanding as we work to resolve this issue. pic.twitter.com/g9W2bwgVeO
— Wolters Kluwer (@Wolters_Kluwer) May 7, 2019
That same day, the solutions provider updated its website statement by revealing that it had traced its network issues back to a malware attack. Wolters Kluwer explained that it responded by taking its affected systems offline to limit the spread of the malware. This action affected its communications channels and its initial ability to share updates.
The company apologized for this lack of responsiveness in its notice and provided additional details about what it had learned of the malware attack:
We have seen no evidence that customer data was taken or that there was a breach of confidentiality of that data. Also, there is no reason to believe that our customers have been infected through our platforms and applications. Our investigation is ongoing. We want to apologize for (Read more...)
*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The State of Security authored by David Bisson. Read the original post at: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/global-information-services-company-discloses-malware-attack/