Deloitte Confirms Its Email System Was Hacked

Deloitte, one of the world’s largest consultancies, confirmed on Tuesday that it suffered a data breach earlier this year, in which cyber criminals gained access to its system via email.

“Only very few clients were impacted,” the giant firm, which advises corporate clients on how to secure data, said in a statement.

The statement continued that neither its clients nor its own business were disrupted as a result of the breach, and that its review of the incident is complete.

The breach comes after DLA Piper, in June, suffered a malware attack that shut down its email and phone system for ...