By Emmanuel Oluebube, Senior Correspondent, UK
UK TMT sector umpire, Ofcom has said it is one of many organisations affected by the MOVEit cyber-attack, Cyber Era NG has learnt.
Our correspondent gathered that a limited amount of information about certain companies under Ofcom’s regulation – ‘some of it confidential – along with personal data of 412 Ofcom employees’, was downloaded during the attack.
Stated Ofcom: “The security of commercially confidential and sensitive personal information provided to Ofcom is taken extremely seriously.
We took immediate action to prevent further use of the MOVEit service and to implement the recommended security measures. We also swiftly alerted all affected Ofcom-regulated companies, and we continue to offer support and assistance to our colleagues.
No Ofcom systems were compromised during the attack.”
