- ENGLOBAL Updates the presentation of 8-K before the SEC after the November 2024 attack
- The company confirms that computer pirates reached internal data
- However, there are no details about the attackers or the number of victims
The Englobal engineering giant has now confirmed that the attackers who reached their systems in Novemeber 2024 really compromised their internal documents.
In an updated 8-K form, the company said that a preliminary investigation “revealed that a threat actor illegally agreed to the company’s information technology system and encrypted some of its data.”
So, it was not only a data grip, this was also a ransomware attack.
No material impact
“The cybersecurity incident involved the access actor’s access to a part of the company’s IT system that contained confidential personal information,” added the form. “The company intends to provide notifications to the affected parties and potentially affected and the applicable regulatory agencies as required by the Federal and the Federal. State Law.”
The ransomware attack hit the company quite strong, it seems, since it added that it took weeks to return to the track:
“The cybersecurity incident limited the company’s capacity to access parts of its commercial applications that supported aspects of the company’s operations and corporate functions, including financial and operational reports systems for approximately six weeks.”
However, at the time the document was presented, all operations have been completely restored, and Escobal believes that the attackers are no longer on the stalking on their network. He also said that the attack did not have a material impact, and that “it is not reasonably probable” that it has such an impact.
“As part of its remediation efforts, the company is working with cybersecurity experts to reinforce its IT system, strengthen its surveillance of cybersecurity threats and avoid future unauthorized access to its IT system.”
Esclobal is an engineering and automation services company that provides solutions for various industries, including energy, chemicals and government. Based in the USA. UU., It works worldwide, with approximately 500 employees, and generates annual income of around $ 100 million.
The identity of the attackers was not revealed, and we still do not know how many people are affected by this incident.
