Documents from Pentagon IT services contractor Leidos leaked by hackers

Sources on Tuesday claimed that hackers had stolen internal data from Leidos Holdings Inc., one of the largest providers of IT services to the US government.

Hackers have released internal data that they took from Leidos Holdings Inc. (LDOS.N), one of the biggest suppliers of IT services to the US government, according to sources on Tuesday, which cited a person familiar with the situation. The article stated that Leidos is looking into the matter and that the business only recently became aware of it. It believes the records were taken during a previously publicized breach of a Diligent Corp. system it utilized.

The report also cited a June 2023 filing from the Virginia-based corporation, which mostly serves the U.S. Department of Defense, stating that it used the Diligent system to house information acquired in internal investigations. According to Leidos, it has been verified that the problem originates from an earlier event that involved a third-party vendor, for which the required notifications were sent in 2023. “This incident did not affect our network or any sensitive customer data,” the business stated.

According to a Diligent representative, the problem appears to be connected to a 2022 event that involved Steele Compliance Solutions, one of the company’s subsidiaries. In November 2022, the business informed the affected consumers and implemented corrective measures to contain the situation.

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