Energy Sector Contractor ENGlobal Targeted in Ransomware Attack

Energy sector contractor ENGlobal Corporation has restricted access to some of its systems in response to a ransomware attack.

Energy sector contractor ENGlobal Corporation on Monday announced that some of its operations have been affected by a ransomware attack.

In a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company revealed that it discovered the attack on November 25 and took certain systems offline to contain the incident.

“The preliminary investigation has revealed that a threat actor illegally accessed the company’s information technology (IT) system and encrypted some of its data files,” ENGlobal Corporation said.

“Upon detecting the unauthorized access, the company immediately took steps to contain, assess and remediate the cybersecurity incident, including beginning an internal investigation, engaging external cybersecurity specialists, and restricting access to its IT system,” it continued.

As a result of the containment measures and the ongoing investigation, only access to essential business ...