Billion-dollar rail firm confirms data breach after suspected ransomware attack

One of the world’s largest rail and locomotive companies announced a data breach this week that involved troves of employee information following an alleged ransomware attack last summer. 

Wabtec, which has about 25,000 employees and operates in 50 countries, began sending out breach notification letters on December 30 letting people know that data was stolen from their systems during a cyberattack they discovered last June. 

In a statement, the company said it contacted the FBI and hired a cybersecurity firm, …

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