Hacking group claims mass data theft from Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv and dozens of others
SPY•How the group may have gained access
Reuters could not independently verify the hacking group’s claims regarding the kind of data it stole and how much. The hackers did not respond to a request for comment.
While it’s not clear how the hackers allegedly accessed the companies, Ransom-ISAC, an industry information sharing group, issued a notice July 22 warning that the hacking group was exploiting vulnerabilities in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM, software used to aid in engineering and manufacturing processes.
Boston-based PTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company has issued multiple security notices to its website, dating to June 18, urging customers to apply a patch for a vulnerability and sharing details about an unnamed attacker attacking its products.
