According to a report by cybersecurity specialist Hudson Rock, attackers managed to crack the access data of a Spectos employee with an infostealer in 2021.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident affecting Spectos, a supplier of Royal Mail. We can confirm there has been no compromise of Royal Mail systems and services are continuing as normal. A Spectos investigation is ongoing as well as a review of the data published online. Royal Mail does not send any personal customer or financial data to Spectos.”
Spectos has since also confirmed to BleepingComputer that it had suffered a cyberattack. “We are aware of an incident which is alleged to have affected Spectos, a supplier of Royal Mail. We are working with the company to investigate the issue and establish what impact there may be regarding their data” a Spectos representative told the publication.
