Global HR Giants Randstad hit by Egregor Ransomware Attack
Netherlands-based Human Resource giants Randstad revealed earlier this month that its IT systems were the target of a recent cyber-attack by the Egregor ransomware. Randstad has more than 38,000 employees and operations in nearly 40 countries and reportedly generated revenue of €23.7 billion ($28.7 billion) last year. They own the popular employment website Monster.com.
Randstad confirmed that the incident impacted a ‘limited’ number of its operations, but that its regular operations have not been disrupted. Randstad believes that the data stolen were targeted at its operations in Italy, France, Poland, and the U.S. The company is currently investigating the gravity of the attacks, particularly on the personal data of clients or employees.
In a statement released by the company; “To date, our investigation has revealed that the Egregor group obtained unauthorized and unlawful access to our global IT environment and certain data, in particular related to our operations in the US, Poland, Italy, and France,”
They further stated; “They have now published what is claimed to be a subset of that data. The investigation is ongoing to identify what data has been accessed, including personal data, so that we can take appropriate action concerning identifying and notifying relevant parties.”
The hackers so far have released what they claim represents 1% of the stolen files in the form of financial documents, mostly PDFs and Excel spreadsheets.
Egregor is relatively new in its operations but is a highly organized cybercrime organization that conducts ransomware-as-a-service operation that does partnerships with operations to deploy ransomware and compromise networks. The affiliates earn 70% of any ransom payments they bring in, while the Egregor operators take a 30% revenue share.
The Egregor ransomware operators have recently also targeted TransLink and Kmart.
References
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/largest-global-staffing-agency-randstad-hit-by-egregor-ransomware/?&web_view=true
- https://www.securityweek.com/hr-giant-randstad-hit-egregor-ransomware
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