ABB Hit in Cyberattack, Operations Suffer

May 15, 2023

INCIDENT

Swiss multinational company ABB, an electrification and automation technology provider, suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its operations.
Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB released a statement on the incident:
“ABB recently detected an IT security incident that directly affected certain locations and systems.
“To address the situation, ABB has taken, and continues to take, measures to contain the incident. Such containment measures have resulted in some disruptions to its operations which the company is addressing. The vast majority of its systems and factories are now up and running and ABB continues to serve its customers in a secure manner.

Incident Date

May 7, 2023

Location

Switzerland

Estimated Cost

Unknown, but operations ended up disrupted

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source