Accenture Claims ‘No Impact’ in Apparent Ransomware Attack

Accenture Claims ‘No Impact’ in Apparent Ransomware Attack
Visitors look at devices at Accenture stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 26, 2013. Albert Gea/Reuters
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BOSTON—Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was immediately contained with no impact on it or its systems.

The LockBit ransomware gang announced the attack Tuesday night on its dark web leak site, setting a deadline of Thursday evening for payment.