Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack

Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division has been hit by a ransomware attack, which led to terabytes of it’s corporate data stolen and the attackers threatening to leak the stolen data if they are not paid.

Bleeping Computer reports that the incident was a Cactus ransomware attack and could cause outages with Schneider Electric's Resource Advisor cloud platform. The company said to the media, "On January 17th, 2024, a ransomware incident affected Schneider Electric's Sustainability Business division. The attack has impacted Resource Advisor and other division-specific systems."

The company added, "From a containment standpoint, as Sustainability Business is an autonomous entity operating its isolated network infrastructure, no other entity within the Schneider Electric group has been affected. From an impact assessment standpoint, the ongoing investigation shows that data have been accessed.”

The Sustainability Business division provides consulting services on renewable energy solutions and climate regulations. It has informed impacted customers of the situation and is working with  “leading cybersecurity firms" and "relevant authorities” to find a solution as quickly as possible.