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2020
ExecuPharm discloses ransomware attack and data theft
Issue disclosure
ExecuPharm disclosed that ransomware attackers encrypted its servers and stole corporate and employee data. The company said an investigation found that the attackers may have accessed or shared personal information relating to its personnel and Parexel personnel. The incident was reported to have occurred on March 13.
Company response
Investigation — ExecuPharm
Upon a thorough investigation, ExecuPharm determined that the individuals behind the encryption and the sending of these emails may have accessed and/or shared select personal information
Source excerpt
ExecuPharm explained in a breach notification to the Office of the Vermont Attorney General that the incident occurred on March 13, when “unknown individuals” deployed ransomware to its IT systems and sought payment in return for a decryption key.
Upon a thorough investigation, ExecuPharm determined that the individuals behind the encryption and the sending of these emails may have accessed and/or shared select personal information relating to ExecuPharm personnel, as well as personal information relating to Parexel personnel, whose information was stored on ExecuPharm’s data network.
A major US pharmaceutical firm has revealed that ransomware attackers recently encrypted its servers and stole corporate and employee data.