Ransomware attack encrypts some files at US firm ENGlobal
US energy and engineering company ENGlobal discovered a ransomware attack on 25 November, and some files were encrypted. In responding, it limited IT access to essential operations. It was unable to give a timescale for full recovery.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- ENGlobal
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- 2024-11-25
- Scale of damage
- Some files encrypted and IT access restricted
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- ENGlobal discovered a ransomware attack that encrypted some files.
- ENGlobal disclosed the damage from the attack and its restriction of IT access to essential operations, but could not give a timescale for full recovery.
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CenterPoint Energy investigates customer data leak linked to 2023 supplier breach
↳ Knock-on damage from the ENGlobal incident · View original incidentCenterPoint Energy said it was investigating customer information posted on a cybercrime forum in January 2025. The company said the information had been leaked during a breach of an external supplier's systems in 2023 and that its own network had not been compromised. The precise extent of the impact remains under investigation.
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