Accenture Downplays Ransomware Attack as LockBit Gang Leaks Corporate Data

Fortune 500 company Accenture has fell victim to a ransomware attack but said today the incident did not impact its operations and has already restored affected systems from backups. From a report: News of the attack became public earlier this morning when the company's name was listed on the dark web blog of the LockBit ransomware cartel. The LockBit gang claimed it gained access to the company's network and was preparing to leak files stolen from Accenture's servers at 17:30:00 GMT. In an emailed statement, Accenture not only confirmed the attack but also greatly played down its impact. But while Accenture said the incident was quickly contained, this didn't stop the hackers from threatening to leak files they stole from the company's internal network.

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