British Engineering Company Attacked

Uploaded on 2025-02-03 in NEWS-Cybersecurity News, FREE TO VIEW, BUSINESS-Production-Manufacturing

The UK engineering firm Smiths Group, whose operations span 50 countries across a range of sectors, has said that it has been hit by a cyber security incident that involved hacking of its systems.

 The FTSE 100 firm said it was “currently managing” the hack, which has affected its internal systems worldwide.

The London-listed engineering company, which operates across multiple sectors including energy, security, aerospace, and defence, has implemented measures to contain the breach. The company shares went down as much as 2.3% folwin the stalement.

The company, best known for making baggage-screening kits and explosive detectors, said it had isolated the affected systems when it became aware of the incident. Smiths Group said it was working with experts to recover its systems and to determine any wider impact. It added it would comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.

The company did not provide further details and said it would give further updates as and when appropriate.

Investigation & Regulatory Compliance

Smiths Group is working with cyber security specialists to assess the scale of the breach and restore impacted systems. The company has also stated that it is complying with all relevant regulatory requirements.

To date, no details have been provided regarding the cause of the breach, the exact timeframe of detection, or whether business or customer data has been compromised.

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