Infosys unit faces another suit in US over 2023 cyberattack
Infosys has been hit by another lawsuit over a cyberattack on US subsidiary Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) in November last year. Kelly Collins, the plaintiff, filed the case in May in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, as per a court document seen by ET.
Infosys had disclosed the cybersecurity incident at IMS on November 3, 2023. On March 6, a class action complaint was filed against IMS by another individual, John McNally.
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Infosys had earlier said that the loss of contracted revenues and costs incurred with respect to remediation, restoration, communication efforts, investigative processes and analysis, legal services and other services and costs related to the McCamish cybersecurity incident had amounted to $38 million (around Rs 316 crore) as on March 31, 2024. “IMS may incur additional costs including indemnities or damages/claims, which are indeterminable at this time,” it had said.
IMS, in coordination with its
