Procter & Gamble confirms employee data breach after file sharing platform compromised GoAnywhere MFT .

The company did not say who was behind the attack, but the incident appears to be part of a ransomware campaign that exploited the Fortra GoAnywhere vulnerability. grouping Cl0p .

According to Procter & Gamble, the attackers did not gain access to the financial or social information of employees, but despite this, the hackers managed to steal some data.

The company did not specify how many employees were affected and what data was stolen, but noted that the data did not include information such as

• social security number (SSN);
• national identification number;
• credit card details;
• bank account information.

The company has no evidence that customer data was stolen. Upon discovery of the incident, P&G stopped using the Fortra GoAnywhere service and notified employees. P&G noted that the company’s business operations continue as normal.

Among the victims of the Cl0p group are many well-known brands and organizations, such as Shell , Hitachi , bombardier , Rubrik , Hatch Bank and others. Some companies were hacked by Cl0p hackers using a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra Go Anywhere . This bug allowed cybercriminals steal data from more than 130 organizations in 10 days .