"Olympus Investigates Potential Cyber-Attack"

Olympus has launched an investigation after detecting a potential cybersecurity incident in part of its IT system. The Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products said that suspicious activity was spotted on October 10. The possible threat affects the company’s systems in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.  The company is working with digital forensics experts at the moment.  The company has not confirmed the specific nature of the cybersecurity incident but stated that they were working to contain the threat. Part of the company’s response has been to shut down the systems that were affected.  Olympus has noted that the current results of their investigation indicate the incident was contained to the Americas with no known impact to other regions.  Security researchers said that the company should focus on understanding the root-cause and bolster data recovery capabilities once containment and eradication is complete. 

Infosecurity reports: "Olympus Investigates Potential Cyber-Attack"