A cybersecurity incident that is causing ongoing, widespread disruption across the legal sector is being experienced by CTS, a U.K.-based provider of managed IT services for law firms and the professional services industry.
CTS verified that an unidentified cyber event is the cause of the service interruption it is now experiencing.
The business withheld information regarding the event, including the number of its clients affected and whether any private information had been obtained.
Although CTS declined to provide information regarding the event, it stated that approximately 80 legal firms are thought to have been impacted by the upstream malware thus far.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cloud-technology-solutions
"id": "cts21205224",
"linkid": "cloud-technology-solutions",
"type": "Malware",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Approximately 80 legal firms'],
'industry': 'Legal and professional services',
'location': 'U.K.',
'name': 'CTS',
'type': 'Provider of managed IT services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unidentified cyber event',
'description': 'A cybersecurity incident that is causing ongoing, widespread '
'disruption across the legal sector is being experienced by '
'CTS, a U.K.-based provider of managed IT services for law '
'firms and the professional services industry.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Ongoing, widespread disruption',
'operational_impact': 'Service interruption'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'title': 'Cyber Incident at CTS',
'type': 'Malware'}