2020-09-10 EQUINIX INC Cybersecurity Incident

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EQUINIX INC initially disclosed a cybersecurity incident in an SEC 8-K filing on 2020-09-10 06:08:34 EDT.

Incident Details

Material: Unknown
Is Breach: Unknown
Records Compromised: Unknown
Data Types Impacted: No Data Types Tracked (yet)

Compromised Date:
Detected Date:
Disclosure Date: 2020-09-10
Contained Date:
Recovered Date:

Attack Goal: Unknown

Costs: No Costs Tracked (yet)

Filings

8-K filed on 2020-09-10

EQUINIX INC filed an 8-K at 2020-09-10 06:08:34 EDT
Accession Number: 0001193125-20-242557

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) is currently investigating a security incident we detected that involves ransomware on some of our internal systems. Our teams took immediate and decisive action to address the incident, notified law enforcement and are continuing to investigate. Our data centers and our service offerings, including managed services, remain fully operational, and the incident has not affected our ability to support our customers. Note that as most customers operate their own equipment within Equinix data centers, this incident has had no impact on their operations or the data on their equipment at Equinix. The security of the data in our systems is always a top priority and we intend to take all necessary actions, as appropriate, based on the results of our investigation.

The information furnished in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

8-K filed on 2020-09-16

EQUINIX INC filed an 8-K at 2020-09-16 09:27:32 EDT
Accession Number: 0001193125-20-246836

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 9, 2020, Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) disclosed that we were investigating a security incident involving ransomware on certain of our internal systems.

On September 16, 2020, we disclosed on our corporate blog that our containment and mitigation efforts have progressed well since the detection of the incident and we have reached a milestone that we believe will prevent the release of any data associated with this incident.

While we continue to investigate the security incident, our data centers and our service offerings, including managed services, remain fully operational, and the incident has not affected our ability to support our customers. Our internal systems approach full restoration. The security of the data in our systems is always a top priority and we intend to take all necessary actions, as appropriate, based on the results of our investigation.

The information furnished in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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