{"id":57964,"date":"2017-09-26T16:09:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T21:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=57964"},"modified":"2017-09-27T14:52:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T19:52:33","slug":"deloitte-hit-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/deloitte-hit-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Clients\u2019 Secret Emails Revealed After Deloitte Hit With Cyber Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major Accountancy Firm Suffers Cyber Attack<\/h3>\n

Cyber criminals infiltrated one of the world’s “big-four” accountancy firms, Deloitte. \u00a0It is believed the attacks wormed into the system in November or December of last year and remained undetected until March of 2017. \u00a0During this time, the hackers were able to access the company’s email systems, and potentially obtained usernames, passwords, IP addresses, architectural diagrams for businesses and health information.<\/p>\n

The Guardian reported roughly 5 million emails were potentially exposed; however, Deloitte officials stated only a fraction of these emails were impacted.<\/p>\n

The company reported they have already notified all potentially impacted organizations. \u00a0The company is also working with third-party organizations to identify who is behind the attack. \u00a0The investigation includes attempting to reverse engineer the attack, to locate where it came from. \u00a0Security experts also believe they were able to replicate the cyber attack to determine what information was available to the hackers.<\/p>\n

Although the impact appears to be minimal, the company has taken a major hit to its ego. \u00a0The firm provides tax consulting, auditing, and cyber security services to major businesses, including government agencies. \u00a0To be the company that provides cyber security services to major organizations, and be hit with a cyber attack themselves — may cause serious damage to the Deloitte’s reputation.<\/p>\n

A Deloitte spokesperson reported,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain deeply committed to ensuring that our cyber security defenses are best in class, to investing heavily in protecting confidential information and to continually reviewing and enhancing cyber security. We will continue to evaluate this matter and take additional steps as required.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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***PC Matic technicians are not able to provide additional details regarding this cyber attack. \u00a0However, if you are a PC Matic customer and are in need assistance with the product, or have questions regarding PC Matic – you can reach our support team at www.pcmatic.com\/help.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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