Tata Technologies, a technology and product engineering service company owned by Indian conglomerate Tata Group, has disclosed a ransomware attack that has forced it to suspend some of its services.
The Pune-headquartered company said Friday that the incident affected “a few of our IT assets” while its client delivery services “remained fully functional and unaffected throughout.” Tata Technologies did not disclose specific details about the attack, such as the ransomware group’s identity or whether it paid a ransom demand.
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