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AU: Spotless hit by ransomware attack

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Dissent

Ry Crozier reports:

Spotless Group, the Downer-owned facilities services provider, is the latest high-profile Australian company to fall victim to ransomware attackers.

iTnews learned that the company had been attacked on Friday last week, and a Downer spokesperson confirmed the infection.

“We are investigating suspicious activity involving unauthorised access to a number of Spotless servers,” a spokesperson told iTnews.

Read more on iTnews.

h/t, @Chum1ng0

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