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IMI becomes the latest British engineering firm to be hacked

British engineering company IMI has disclosed a cybersecurity incident just days after rival firm Smiths reported it was targeted by hackers.  IMI, a

IMI, a Birmingham-based firm that designs and manufactures products for industrial automation, transport, and climate control, said in a filing with the London Stock Exchange on Thursday that it is “currently responding to a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to the company’s systems.” London-listed IMI said the company has “engaged external cybersecurity experts to investigate and contain the incident” and said it is taking “necessary steps to comply with our regulatory obligations.” U.K.-based engineering giant Smiths Group said last week that it was working to “recover” affected systems following unauthorized access to its network.

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