Safety Provider, Carlysle Engineering Hit in Ransomware Attack
Norwood, Massachusetts-based fire protection safety provider, Carlysle Engineering, Inc., suffered a ransomware attack in March where personally identifiable information from employees ended up exfiltrated.
“We have discovered that Carlysle Engineering, Inc. was the victim of a ransomware attack,” the company said in a notice to victims. “The attack affected our human resources data, and some of that data may have included some of the personal information we maintain about you as a current or former Carlysle employee or named beneficiary of a current or former Carlysle employee.”
On March 23, 2026, Carlysle discovered a threat actor launched an attack on Carlysle’s primary file server, which encrypted the files on the server. Upon discovery of the attack, Carlysle’s information technology administrator immediately engaged OCD Tech, LLC, a well-known cybersecurity recovery and investigation firm, and cybersecurity legal counsel to investigate the incident and coordinate efforts with our IT administrator.