- Mathworks confirmed to suffer a ransomware attack
- Is bringing online systems but the process is taking time
- There are no threat actors that have still claimed responsibility
Mathworks, a prominent mathematical computer software developer, has confirmed the suffering of a ransomware attack that paralyzed its operations.
In an advertisement published on a dedicated status page, the company said the attack occurred almost two weeks ago, and that it has not yet been completely remedied. The company began to put the operations tentatively.
“Mathworks experienced a ransomware attack. We have notified the Federal Police of this matter. The attack affected our IT systems,” says the state page. “Some of our online applications used by customers were not available, and certain internal systems used by the staff are not available, from Sunday May 18. We have returned to online many of these systems and continue to put other online systems with the assistance of cybersecurity experts.”
Ongoing negotiations?
The most recent update, published on May 27, says Matlab Answers, Cloud Center and File Exchange, have been restored for existing users. The latter is operating “in a degraded state with the display of files and the synchronization of Github still not enabled.”
Mathworks is better known to Matlab and Simulink, two popular solutions used worldwide for data analysis, simulation and design based on engineering models and scientific applications, with their products used by more than 100,000 organizations and more than 5 million customers worldwide.
At the time of publication, there was no information about the perpetrators, since there are no threat actors that the actors are still assumed by the attack, and crucial details are still missing.
We do not know who the threat actors are, or if they stole a confidential company or customer data data of the MathWorks systems, as well as the usual practice with ransomware attacks.
One of the possibilities is that the attackers are currently negotiating with the company, so the details remain hidden.
Through Bleepingcomputer
