Security News > 2020 > October > Sopra Steria confirms being hit by Ryuk ransomware attack
2020-10-26 09:54
French enterprise IT services company Sopra Steria confirmed today that they were hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack.
Sopra Steria is a European information technology company with 46,000 employees in 25 countries worldwide.
On October 21st, Sopra Steria stated that they were hit with a cyberattack but did not provide any further details.
French media and BleepingComputer were told at the time that the company was hit with a Ryuk ransomware attack after previously being infected with either TrickBot or BazarLoader.
Today, Sopra Steria issued a statement confirming that they were affected by the Ryuk Ransomware.
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