(Reuters) — Siemens Energy and the University of California, Los Angeles said on Tuesday they were among the victims of the MOVEit hack that has affected scores of companies, governments and other institutions in recent weeks.
The hackers behind the massive breach, Cl0p, had previously boasted on their website about stealing data from UCLA and Siemens. Cl0p also claimed to have stolen data from biopharmaceutical company Abbvie Inc. and French industrial group Schneider Electric.
Schneider said in a statement that it is “currently investigating this claim.” Abbvie did not immediately comment. Cl0p did not immediately return a message.
The FBI said in a statement that it is “aware of and investigating the recent exploitation of a MOVEit vulnerability by malicious ransomware actors.”
;Siemens and UCLA provided no further details about the scope or consequences of the violations. Siemens said none of its critical data had been compromised and its operations remained unaffected. UCLA said its campus systems were unaffected and that “all those affected have been notified.”
MOVEit software is used by organizations around the world to share sensitive data. Last week, US pension fund Calpers and insurer Genworth Financial said personal information about their members and clients had been compromised as part of the hack.
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