Microlise cyber-attack disrupts tracking services and leaks data
UK software company Microlise was hit by a cyber-attack that disrupted tracking services for DHL and Serco. The company confirmed that corporate data had been breached and leaked. A ransomware gang later came forward as the attacker.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Microlise
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of corporate data and disruption of DHL and Serco tracking services
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- It emerged that a cyber-attack on Microlise had disrupted tracking services for DHL and Serco.
- Microlise confirmed that hackers had breached corporate data.
- The company's confirmation of a data leak and the emergence of a ransomware gang came to light.
- Microlise announced record financial results for the year in which it suffered the cyber-attack.
Also affected by this incident
Microlise cyber-attack disrupts DHL tracking services
↳ Knock-on damage from the Microlise incident · View original incidentImpact: Disruption of tracking services
A cyber-attack on Microlise disrupted DHL's tracking services. The specific scale of damage and response measures have not been confirmed.
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