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Inotiv Confirms Ransomware Attack Disrupting Operations as Qilin Claims Data Theft

The Indiana-based contract research firm reports an ongoing investigation with the full business impact still unknown.

Inotiv ransomware
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Overview

  • Inotiv disclosed in an SEC Form 8-K that it detected a cyberattack on August 8 involving unauthorized access and encryption of certain systems and data.
  • The company reports continuing operational disruptions that limit access to internal data storage and business applications.
  • Teams are restoring affected systems while transitioning some work to offline alternatives, with no estimate for full restoration.
  • External cybersecurity specialists have been engaged and law enforcement has been notified as the forensic review proceeds.
  • The Qilin ransomware group claims responsibility and says it stole roughly 176GB spanning about 162,000 files, releasing sample documents, which Inotiv has not confirmed.