Wipro investigates cyber attack

Software major Wipro’s IT systems have reportedly been hacked and are being used to launch attacks against some of the company’s customers.

According to a report filed by cyber security portal KrebsOnSecurity, India’s third-largest software exporter is dealing with a multi-month intrusion from an assumed State-sponsored attacker.

When contacted, a Wipro spokesperson agreed, and said: “We have detected a potentially abnormal activity in a few employee accounts on our network due to an advanced phishing campaign. Upon learning of the incident, we promptly began an investigation, identified the affected users and took remedial steps to contain and mitigate any potential impact.