Cyberattack at Veterinary Multinational CVS’ UK Operations
CVS Group operates 500 veterinary practices throughout the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Ireland, including 9 specialist referral hospitals, 39 dedicated out-of-hours sites, 3 laboratories, and 7 pet crematoria. The company employs 9,100 people, including 2,400 veterinary surgeons and 3,400 specialized nurses.
On 4/8/24 CVS announced that its UK operations was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted IT services at its practices across the country. The hackers gained unauthorized access to some of its IT systems and responded to the situation by shutting down its IT systems, which impacted its operations.
The announcement made no mention of a data breach impacting CVS personnel or customers. No ransomware groups have assumed responsibility for the attack till now. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page
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