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A network of veterinary clinics is trying to protect furry patients and find out if there might have been a leak.
CVS Group, which owns one of the UK's largest veterinary clinic chains, has reported a serious "cyber incident" that caused significant damage to its branches across the country.
The incident forced CVS to activate an emergency response plan and disable some systems. As a result, "serious disruptions" were observed throughout the week and are expected to continue for some time.
The company immediately engaged leading cybersecurity experts to determine the extent of the damage and help plan the response. In addition, the management reported the incident to the British Regulator for the protection of Personal Data (ICO). This is the most reasonable step, given the high risk of leakage of personal information of employees and customers.
So far, the nature of the potentially affected data has not been disclosed, but it is likely that attackers could have gained access to a wide range of confidential information, including personal documents, financial information and other important files.
CVS Group owns approximately 500 veterinary clinics worldwide, most of which are located in the UK. The company has approximately 9,000 employees, including 3,300 nurses and 2,400 surgeons.
Operations outside the UK, according to CVS, were not affected, but the work of British clinics was seriously disrupted. Nevertheless, the company assured that in most branches, furry patients can receive high-quality veterinary care as usual.
To cope with the consequences of the incident, CVS Group decided to speed up the transition of key systems to cloud servers. This should strengthen cybersecurity measures and increase operational efficiency.
The news of the cyberattack negatively affected CVS Group's shares on the London Stock Exchange. The share price of the company, which has an estimated market capitalization of £673 million, fell sharply at the opening of trading on Monday, although it gradually began to recover later.
Management promised to provide additional information on the progress of data recovery and IT infrastructure in the near future, as soon as more complete results of the investigation are received.
CVS Group, which owns one of the UK's largest veterinary clinic chains, has reported a serious "cyber incident" that caused significant damage to its branches across the country.
The incident forced CVS to activate an emergency response plan and disable some systems. As a result, "serious disruptions" were observed throughout the week and are expected to continue for some time.
The company immediately engaged leading cybersecurity experts to determine the extent of the damage and help plan the response. In addition, the management reported the incident to the British Regulator for the protection of Personal Data (ICO). This is the most reasonable step, given the high risk of leakage of personal information of employees and customers.
So far, the nature of the potentially affected data has not been disclosed, but it is likely that attackers could have gained access to a wide range of confidential information, including personal documents, financial information and other important files.
CVS Group owns approximately 500 veterinary clinics worldwide, most of which are located in the UK. The company has approximately 9,000 employees, including 3,300 nurses and 2,400 surgeons.
Operations outside the UK, according to CVS, were not affected, but the work of British clinics was seriously disrupted. Nevertheless, the company assured that in most branches, furry patients can receive high-quality veterinary care as usual.
To cope with the consequences of the incident, CVS Group decided to speed up the transition of key systems to cloud servers. This should strengthen cybersecurity measures and increase operational efficiency.
The news of the cyberattack negatively affected CVS Group's shares on the London Stock Exchange. The share price of the company, which has an estimated market capitalization of £673 million, fell sharply at the opening of trading on Monday, although it gradually began to recover later.
Management promised to provide additional information on the progress of data recovery and IT infrastructure in the near future, as soon as more complete results of the investigation are received.
