UK Law Enforcement Data Put at Risk in "Highly Sophisticated" Eurofins Scientific Attack

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https://www.cbronline.com/news/eurofins-scientific-hacked

By Ed Targett
Editor
Computer Business Review
24th June 2019

"The impact of this attack on our financial results may unfortunately be 
material"

A "highly sophisticated" ransomware attack on Luxembourg-based Eurofins 
Scientific -- which provides forensic and scientific services to a range 
of UK law enforcement agencies – put sensitive data at risk, in a breach 
that has brought in global agencies including the UK's National Cyber 
Security Centre (NCSC).

The attack on Eurofins Scientific during the weekend of June 1, 2019, 
involved a "a new malware variant which was initially non-detectable by 
the anti-malware screen of our leading global IT security services 
provider at the time of the attack" the company said in a June 10 
statement; since updated to reflect recovery efforts.

Eurofins Scientific employs over 45,000 staff in more than 800 
laboratories across 47 countries. It conducts over 150 million tests using 
a portfolio of 200,000-plus analytical methods for private and public 
sector customers annually.

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