The outsourcing firm Serco was targeted by the Babuk ransomware group.
The attackers tried to terminate various security and recovery services as well as database, browser, and email programs and copied more than 1TB of your data.
The attack had impacted the company's mainland European operations.
The attackers threatened the company with "consequences" if it wouldn’t cooperate.
Source: https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/ransomware/358476/serco-babuk-ransomware-attack
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/serco
"id": "ser05323322",
"linkid": "serco",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "02/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Outsourcing',
'location': 'Mainland Europe',
'name': 'Serco',
'type': 'Outsourcing Firm'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'More than 1TB of data'},
'description': 'The outsourcing firm Serco was targeted by the Babuk '
'ransomware group. The attackers tried to terminate various '
'security and recovery services as well as database, browser, '
'and email programs and copied more than 1TB of your data. The '
"attack had impacted the company's mainland European "
'operations. The attackers threatened the company with '
"'consequences' if it wouldn’t cooperate.",
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['More than 1TB of data'],
'operational_impact': 'Mainland European operations',
'systems_affected': ['Security services',
'Recovery services',
'Database programs',
'Browser programs',
'Email programs']},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'More than 1TB of data',
'ransomware_strain': 'Babuk'},
'threat_actor': 'Babuk ransomware group',
'title': 'Serco Ransomware Attack by Babuk Group',
'type': 'Ransomware'}