Subj : Xerox US subsidiary hit by ransomware attack
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jan 03 2024 14:45:05

Xerox US subsidiary hit by ransomware attack

Date:
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:40:28 +0000

Description:
The company claims no disruption to operations as threat actor removes the 
entry from the data leak site.

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The US arm of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS) suffered a ransomware attack 
just before the New Year where hackers stole some sensitive information, but 
the incident did not reportedly disrupt the companys activities. 

A report from BleepingComputer spotted XBS being added to the data leak site 
belonging to the INC Ransom threat actor, and reached out to the company, 
which provided the following statement: 

Recently, Xeroxs subsidiary, Xerox Business Solutions, experienced a security 
incident which was detected and contained by Xerox cybersecurity personnel. 
The event was limited to XBS U.S. We are actively working with third-party 
cybersecurity experts to conduct a thorough investigation into this incident 
and are taking necessary steps to further secure the XBS IT environment. 
Added, then pulled, from the data leak site 

The statement, later published to the Xerox newsroom site , further states 
that the incident did not impact the companys corporate systems, operations, 
or data. It had no effect on XBS operations, the company added. However, our 
preliminary investigation indicates that limited personal information in the 
XBS environment may have been affected. As per our policy and standard 
operating procedure, we will notify all affected individuals as required. 

On the data leak site, INC Ransom said the stolen information includes email 
communications (both addresses and the emails contents), payment details, 
invoices, filled-out request forms, and purchase orders. While it's unclear 
whose data this is, the media speculates it might be of clients, partners, 
and employees. 

Shortly after, INC Ransom removed XBS from its website, which could mean 
either that the company paid the ransom demand, or continued the 
negotiations. 

XBS provides document technology and services, including printers, copiers, 
digital printing systems, and similar products and services. Last year, the 
company recorded revenues of $1.94 billion, marking a 9.2% increase 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/xerox-us-subsidiary-hit-by-ransomware-a
ttack


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