ENGlobal says hackers accessed ‘sensitive personal’ data during cyberattack

TechCrunch reports that the engineering giant and government contractor was impacted significantly for six weeks following a ransomware attack in November:

U.S. engineering firm ENGlobal has confirmed that hackers accessed “sensitive personal information” from its systems during a November 2024 cyberattack.

ENGlobal, which provides engineering and automation services to the federal government and critical infrastructure organizations, said in an updated 8-K filing with the U.S. securities regulator on Monday that hackers subsequently “encrypted some of its data files,” implying the incident was related to ransomware. The company said some of its business applications — including financial reporting systems — were offline for about six weeks. 

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