UK enterprise software consultancy The Adaptavist Group is investigating a security breach after an intruder logged in with stolen credentials, while a ransomware crew claims it grabbed far more than the company is currently admitting. In a letter to customers,
Adaptavist’s CEO Simon Haighton-Williams said the biz detected an “IT security incident” in late March after an attacker used compromised login details to gain unauthorized access to some of its systems. The company, which builds and sells tools and services around platforms like Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence, has brought in external security specialists and says a forensic investigation is underway to work out what, if anything, was accessed or taken.
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