Wipro hires forensic firm to probe cyberattack

BENGALURU: Wipro, India’s fourth largest software exporter, said it had hired a forensic firm to investigate the cyberattack on its systems, which was first reported by an industry website on Tuesday. The company could be liable for damages if client information is found to be compromised, WiproNSE 1.90 % previously said in regulatory filings.

Early on Tuesday morning, cybersecurity investigation website KrebsOnSecurity reported that hackers had compromised Wipro’s IT systems and launched attacks on the firm’s clients.