Countertop Manufacturer Discloses Cyberattack in 2024.
INCIDENT
Countertop manufacturer, Hartson-Kennedy Inc., suffered a cyberattack affecting employees and their children. The company announced in a letter that on October 9, "we were alerted to a dark web posting by an attacker claiming to have accessed and removed data from IT systems.” Parts of the manufacturer's network was accessed. Files related to workers, as well as the workers’ children, fell into the hands of the attackers. To date, there is no evidence any personal information ended up misused by the attackers for identity theft or fraud.
The attackers accessed their systems through a malicious advertisement starting on June 24.
Victims
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified