Pharma giant Inotiv hit by ransomware attack, says operations were affected

Date:
Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:46:00 +0000

Description:
Inotiv "continues to experience" disruptions to certain business operations, with no timeline on a fix.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Inotiv pharmacy firm reports suffering a ransomware attack It is currently restoring some of its services Ransomware operators Qilin claimed responsibility

Inotiv, an American pharmaceutical and biotech company, has confirmed it has suffered a ransomware attack which forced it to shut down parts of its IT infrastructure.

In a report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it spotted the attack on August 8, 2025.

The initial investigation determined that someone broke in and encrypted certain parts of its systems. Inotiv then did the usual, locking the network down, notifying the police, and bringing in third-party security experts for forensic analysis and security improvements. Qilin takes the blame

However, the attack seems to have caused noticeable damage:

The cybersecurity incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, disruptions to certain business operations of the company, Inovit said in the filing. The incident has temporarily impacted the availability of and access to certain of the companys networks and systems, including access to portions of internal data storage and certain internal business applications.

As it works on restoring the services and bringing its systems back online, Inotiv said it transitioned impacted operations to offline alternatives to minimize the impact. There is no deadline for this and Inotiv doesnt seem to know when it might get back to business as usual.

Inotiv is still investigating the case and did not discuss the identity of
the attackers. However, BleepingComputer found a ransomware group called
Qilin claimed responsibility, listing Inotiv on its data leak site, saying they stole around 162,000 files which are 176GB in size.

Samples of the stolen files were also posted on the site, but at press time, their authenticity has not yet been confirmed.

Inotiv is a US-based contract research organization (CRO) that provides nonclinical and analytical drug discovery and development services for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. It has around 2,000 specialists and an annual revenue of around $500 million. You might also like This clever new ransomware is targeting your Google Chrome data, so be on your guard Take a look at our guide to the best authenticator app We've rounded up the best password managers



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