Cybersecurity giant Entrust hacked by ransomware group

Cybersecurity giant Entrust has confirmed that it has been hit by a ransomware attack where hackers breached their IT systems and stole data from internal networks.

Entrust is a cybersecurity firm focused on online trust and identity management, offering a wide range of services, including encrypted communications, secure digital payments, and ID issuance solutions.

Depending on what information was stolen, this cyberattack could impact a large number of critical, and sensitive, organizations who use Entrust for identity management and authentication.

This includes US government agencies, such as the Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Health & Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and many more.

The security notice confirms that data was stolen from Entrust's internal systems. However, it is not known at this time if this is purely corporate data or customers' and vendors' as well:

We have determined that some files were taken from our internal systems. As we continue to investigate the issue, we will contact you directly if we learn information that we believe would affect the security of the products and services we provide to your organization.

Today, Entrust employee are working with a leading cybersecurity firm and law enforcement to investigate the cyberattack but that it has not affected their operations.

The other day, the Canadian town of St. Marys suffered a massive ransomware attack that has locked staff out of internal networks and encrypted data.