Ransomware attack kept major energy industry contractor out of some systems for 6 weeks

Summary: ENGlobal Corporation faced a six-week lockout from its financial systems due to a ransomware attack that compromised a portion of its IT systems, including sensitive personal information. The company has since restored its operations and reported that it does not anticipate a material impact on its financial status. No ransomware group has claimed responsibility for this incident, which lasted significantly longer than typical ransomware attacks.

Affected: ENGlobal Corporation

Keypoints :

• Cybersecurity incident initiated on November 25 led to disruption of access to business applications.
• Sensitive personal information was accessed by the threat actor during the attack.
• No ransom was claimed by any ransomware group for this specific attack.
• Company operations and corporate functions are now fully restored.
• Attack duration exceeded the average downtime for similar ransomware incidents.
• ENGlobal specializes in automated control systems for commercial and federal projects.