Olympus faces cyberattack again
Olympus, a leader in medical and industrial equipment solutions, has reported a potential security incident affecting the IT systems of its US, Canadian and Latin American divisions.
The incident was detected on October 10th and as a result the affected systems have been taken offline, causing disruptions to its business operations. Technicians are working to restore normal activity and find the source of the incident.
References:
- 12/10/2021 olympus-global.com Investigating potential cybersecurity incident affecting our IT system in the Americas
- 19/10/2021 olympus-global.com Update: Investigation into cybersecurity incident ongoing
- 12/10/2021 bleepingcomputer.com Olympus US systems hit by cyberattack over the weekend
- 12/10/2021 securityaffairs.co Olympus US was forced to take down computer systems due to cyberattack
- 11/09/2021 incibe-cert.es A cyberattack against Olympus EMEA IT networks