Schneider Electric data stolen in breach of internal development platform
Schneider Electric confirmed that hackers had accessed its internal project execution tracking platform and breached a development platform. The hackers stole data, and the hack and extortion followed a Lumma infostealer infection. The attack was reported to be the third cyber incident in 18 months.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Schneider Electric
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Theft of data from internal platforms
- Cause / method
- Breach of internal platforms following a Lumma infostealer infection
- Location
- France
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Timeline
- Schneider Electric confirmed access to its internal project execution tracking platform and a breach of a development platform.
- It was disclosed that the attack was the third incident in 18 months and that the hack and extortion followed a Lumma infostealer infection.
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