Security News > 2023 > January > Rail giant Wabtec discloses data breach after Lockbit ransomware attack
U.S. rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal and sensitive information.
Wabtec is a U.S.-based public company producing state-of-the-art locomotives and rail systems.
On June 26th, Wabtec said they detected unusual activity on their network leading to an investigation of the attack and whether the hackers had stolen data.
On the next day, news outlets reported that sources at one of Wabtec's plants indicated that it was a ransomware attack impacting the rail giant.
A couple of weeks later, LockBit published samples of data stolen from Wabtec and eventually leaked all stolen data on August 20th, 2022, presumably after a ransom was not paid.
As Wabtec explains now, its investigation of the incident was concluded on November 23rd, 2022, when data review specialists confirmed that LockBit had stolen files containing sensitive personal information.
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