REG - RWS Holdings PLC - Cyber Incident

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20/04/2023 10:15

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RNS Number : 9045W  RWS Holdings PLC  20 April 2023

For immediate release
 
          20 April 2023

 

RWS Holdings plc

Cyber Incident

RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Group") announces that it has detected
evidence of unauthorised external access to a legacy project management
workflow application which supports a small part of its Regulated Industries
division. The application is used primarily for project management of client
work, but holds no client-generated content.

Upon discovery of the unauthorised access, RWS immediately enacted its
contingency protocols, temporarily shutting the application down. External
cyber security experts were appointed to investigate the circumstances and
scope of the incident and have confirmed that the evidence of unauthorised
access is restricted to the application concerned. The individuals and
organisations that may have been affected have been contacted, advised of the
steps they should take and, where appropriate, offered support. The Group is
taking steps to comply with relevant regulatory obligations and as part of
this has notified the UK's Information Commissioner's Office.

The application has now been securely restored and is in operation.

RWS confirms that no other part of the Group has been affected. Based on
current estimates, any financial impact and incremental costs to RWS are not
expected to be material.

RWS will issue its half year trading statement on 25 April 2023.

 

For further information, please contact:

 RWS Holdings plc                                      01753 480200
 Andrew Brode, Chairman
 Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer
 Candida Davies, Chief Financial Officer
 MHP (Financial PR advisor)                            020 3128 8100 / rws@mhpgroup.com (mailto:rws@mhpgroup.com)
 Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge
 Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)                          020 7260 1000
 Stuart Skinner / Kevin Cruickshank / Will Baunton
 Berenberg (Joint Broker)                              020 3207 7800
 Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff

 

About RWS

RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled
language, content and intellectual property services. Through content
transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of
technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they
are understood anywhere, in any language.

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural
understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services
and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver
engaging user experiences, maintain compliance and gain actionable insights
into their data and content.

We work with over 80% of the world's top 100 brands, more than three-quarters
of Fortune's 20 'Most Admired Companies' and almost all of the top
pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our
client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+
global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive,
chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and
telecommunications sectors.

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM,
the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

For further information, please visit: www.rws.com (http://www.rws.com/) .

 

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