Press Release
Updated statement regarding LockBit claims
We have completed a thorough security investigation following yesterday’s tweets by LockBit claiming they had compromised Darktrace’s internal systems. We can confirm that there has been no compromise of our systems or any of our affiliate systems. Our service to our customers remains uninterrupted and is operating as normal and no further action is required.
Press Release
Statement regarding LockBit claims
Earlier this morning we became aware of tweets from LockBit, the cyber-criminal gang, claiming that they had compromised Darktrace’s internal security systems and had accessed our data. Our security teams have run a full review of our internal systems and can see no evidence of compromise. None of the LockBit social media posts link to any compromised Darktrace data. We will continue to monitor the situation extremely closely, but based on our current investigations we are confident that our systems remain secure and all customer data is fully protected.
Press Release
Darktrace Founders Awarded OBE in Birthday Honours
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, today announced that its CEO, Poppy Gustafsson, and CTO, Jack Stockdale, have each been appointed OBEs (Officer of the British Empire) in the Birthday Honours 2019, in recognition of their services to cyber security.
Founded in Cambridge in 2013, Darktrace has quickly risen to be one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the country with its artificial intelligence technology that detects and responds to cyber-attacks. It now delivers defensive ‘cyber AI’ to over 3,000 organizations globally and employs over 900 people, more than 450 of which are in the UK.
Jack and I are humbled and honoured to receive this very special recognition from Her Majesty the Queen, and delighted to represent the UK’s thriving technology sector,” said Poppy Gustafsson, CEO of Darktrace. "In accepting this honour, I would like to recognize in particular the talented mathematicians and software engineers in our Cambridge headquarters who make our technology world-beating, as well as the company’s original backers and especially Dr Mike Lynch for his support and mentorship. This is a very proud moment for the whole company.”
Dr Mike Lynch, founder of Invoke Capital, the first investors in Darktrace, commented, “Cyber security is one of the great unsolved problems, and an area where advances in AI are going to be nothing short of transformative. But while there are high levels of interest in AI, true innovation is hard to come by.
Developing a reliable AI system that works at the scale, speed and level of accuracy that Darktrace does, is a major engineering feat, and is helping enterprises and institutions fight the developing cyber-threat. I am delighted to see Poppy and Jack honoured for their outstanding achievements at Darktrace.”
About Darktrace
About Darktrace
Darktrace is the world’s leading cyber AI company and the creator of Autonomous Response technology. Its self-learning AI is modeled on the human immune system and used by over 3,000 organizations to protect against threats to the cloud, email, IoT, networks and industrial systems. This includes insider threat, industrial espionage, IoT compromises, zero-day malware, data loss, supply chain risk and long-term infrastructure vulnerabilities. The company has over 900 employees, 40 offices and headquarters in San Francisco and Cambridge, UK. Every 3 seconds, Darktrace AI fights back against a cyber-threat, preventing it from causing damage.
