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Egide partially suspends Bollène operations after cyberattack

Egide says a cyberattack through a third-party IT provider may have affected some systems at its Bollène facility.

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Egide Group said on October 9 that it had experienced a cyberattack on October 6 through a third-party IT service provider. The company said some systems at its facility in Bollène, France, may have been affected and that the provider detected the intrusion. Egide said it brought in outside experts and that its investigation was continuing.

The company partially suspended operations at Bollène as a precaution. At the time of the announcement, the service provider was still working on system recovery, while Egide’s technical investigation focused on the nature and scope of potentially affected data. Egide said it had informed the relevant authorities and filed a formal complaint with judicial authorities. The company makes hermetic packages and interconnection solutions for sensitive electronic components; it had not yet reported the incident’s effect on output, deliveries or data loss.

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Cybersecurity incident

Incident reported in Egide Group’s company announcement on October 9.

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    Cyberattack detected

    The company reported a cyberattack through an external IT provider, detected on October 6. Operations at Bollène were partially suspended as a precaution.

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The event date and operational details come from the company announcement. It describes a possible impact, the ongoing investigation and a precautionary partial suspension; it provides no measure of lost output or confirmed data breach.

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