Austal, a renowned Australian shipbuilder and defense contractor, stated that it was recently compromised. The reason behind this unexpected disaster has been attributed to a fierce ransomware attack. It has been also been revealed that the cybercriminals have already given their ransom demand in exchange for ransomware removal.
However, the firm has publicly announced that it does not plan on doing any business with the cybercriminals and will not provide any reply to the cybercriminals. Additionally, the firm emphasized that its introspection did not unveil any unauthorized access to sensitive data. There was an air of uncertainty clouding the attack’s effect on the operations of the company. But it has confirmed that no operations were affected and the company is functioning properly.
After the attack, the onus fell on Austal’s IT department where they took the challenge on its head and initiated their efforts for ransomware removal. Soon enough they succeeded in the restoration of the entire IT infrastructure and ensured that their systems were secure again. For this purpose, several latest security solutions and measures were applied.
The objective behind the reshaping of the firm’s cybersecurity defense was not restricted to the current ransomware removal and recovery process; it is expected that any future attempt at the organization will be strongly repelled thanks to these latest improvements.
The company’s public statement explained that like other reputable companies, it tries its best to prevent any data loss. Luckily, there had been no signs of the commercial data loss or any data which links to the national security.
Unfortunately, the contact information of some personnel was breached and fell into the dirty hands of the cybercriminals. This information comprises phone numbers and email addresses. In order to examine the attack, the Australian Cyber Security Center and the Australian Federal Police have initiated their investigations.
