3 weeks ago
TCS Denies Customer Data Breach After Employee Data Leak Claims
A big technology company called Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS, helps other companies with their computers.
Someone sent TCS alerts saying that some information about its workers might have been seen by people who should not see it.
TCS took these alerts seriously and looked into them carefully.
After investigating, TCS said it found no proof that anyone broke into its computers.
The company also said that no customer information was taken.
TCS explained that the information mentioned in the alerts was very old, more than four years old.
It said the information was only basic details about its workers, not anything secret.
TCS also said its own computer systems were not harmed, and it has had safety measures in place for over two years that work against this type of attack.
On Monday, TCS shared all of this news with the public through an official filing and statement.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) received alerts on Monday about the possible exposure of some employee information.
The IT major's investigation found no evidence of any breach of its systems or customer data.
The information referenced in the alerts appears to be more than four years old.
The data appears to be limited to basic employee information.
TCS said it has had safeguards in place for over two years against the manner in which the attack was carried out, and its operational systems were not impacted.
- Who
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT firm
- What
- Received alerts about possible exposure of employee information and, after investigating, said there was no evidence of a breach of its systems or customer data
- Where
- Not specified in the articles
- When
- Monday, when TCS responded in an exchange filing and statement
- Why
- In response to alerts alleging possible exposure of certain employee-related data
Alert Raisers
TCS Response
Employee Information Exposure
Alert Raisers
Alerts alleged that some employee-related information may have been exposed or leaked.
TCS Response
TCS investigated and found no evidence of any breach of its systems or customer data, saying the information was more than four years old and limited to basic employee details.
Key facts
- Company
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Incident
- Alerts received alleging possible exposure of some employee information
- Investigation result
- No evidence of breach of systems or customer data
- Age of data
- More than four years old
- Scope of data
- Limited to basic employee information
- Safeguards
- In place for over two years against the manner in which the attack was carried out
- Operational systems
- Not impacted
- Announcement day
- Monday
Sources
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