(CNN Business) Accenture, the global consulting firm, has been hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to the cybercriminal group's website. Stacey Jones, an Accenture spokesperson, confirmed a cybersecurity incident to CNN Business on Wednesday, but did not explicitly acknowledge a ransomware attack. "Through our security controls and protocols, we identified irregular activity in one of our environments," Jones said in a statement. The LockBit ransomware gang first emerged in September 2019, according to an Emsisoft profile of the group. LockBit, like many other ransomware gangs, leases its malicious software to third-party criminal affiliates who then receive a cut of ransoms in exchange for planting the code onto victim networks.

Source: CNN August 11, 2021 18:22 UTC