Entrust, a big name in digital security, announced recently on its website that it has been attacked by hackers. During this attack, hackers breached their firewalls and stole data from their internal systems through breaches in their network. It is an online trust and identity management company specializing in the deployment and management of online trust and identity, offering a variety of security services such as:- Encrypted communications, Secure digital payments, ID issuance solutions etc.
Consequently, based on the nature of this incident and the services offered, it is obvious that the effect of this attack would be felt by a large number of critical organizations. While the attack has been speculated to have been carried out by a well-known ransomware gang in order to extort money from the company. The exact nature of the encryption that was used during the attack or even whether the devices were encrypted or not is unclear at this time.
