Plasma Cutting Company, Hypertherm, Victim of Oracle Issue
INCIDENT
Hanover, New Hampshire-based plasma cutting provider, Hypertherm, Inc. suffered a cyberattack in August as a result of a vulnerability in its version of Oracle’s E-Business Suite (EBS) software which helps manage operations.
An unauthorized actor leveraged a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle EBS to take information from numerous organizations’ Oracle EBS applications. Hypertherm was one of those organizations.
Upon becoming aware of the incident, Hypertherm immediately implemented its response procedures, took measures to secure its implementation of Oracle EBS, and launched an investigation with the support of third-party cybersecurity professionals, the company said in a notice to victims.
Victims
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified