Chapter 275 - Cyberattack

The room fell into deep silence when the head of the IT department barged into the room running and looked worried. 

Grandfather Gu looked at the man and pursed his lips, " What happened? What is so important that you came barging into the room like this?"

The man took a deep breath before saying, " Sir, There is a big problem which needs your urgent attention." 

Grandfather Gu frowned but waited for his explanation. The man glanced at Gu Zhang before continuing, " The computer in Mr. Gu Zhang's office seems to have been hacked by someone."

" One of my employees went to his room to check the computer when his secretary informed some technical issues this morning. However, those don't seem to be general technical issues but seem like it has been hacked by someone." His voice became low by the end of it. 

Gu Zhang's eyes widened upon hearing this. " What? How can it be possible? It was fine just yesterday."

The man pursed his lips and continued, " That computer consists of all the major information of the company, from finances to the planning of the future and running projects too.

If the information were to be leaked, it could harm the company in a very bad way."

In the room, everyone was holding their breath while listening to his explanation. This issue will not only lead to severe damage financially but it will damage the company's reputation in the market too. 

" Then why don't you do something? Aren't you the head of the IT department? You should know how to deal with this situation." Gu Zhang asked worriedly. 

" We tried to resolve the issue but it is something that is not in our capacity." The man looked at Grandfather Gu and said, " Sir, We need to take some action before the information can be leaked to the other party completely. Otherwise, we will have to prepare for the worst.

The shareholders looked at Gu Zhang in fury and started playing the blame game again. 

[ Mr. Gu, how are you managing the company? How can something as severe as hacking the executive's computer can happen in our company?"]

[ Mr. Gu, did Xingren visit the company in the last few days? Seeing her actions these days, I am afraid that she might have done that to take revenge on you.]

Gu Zhang frowned, " What do you mean by this? She is also a shareholder of the company, why would she do something like this?"

The man scoffed, " Did you forget that she is not your biological daughter? Trying to murder someone is not normal either, she is fully capable to do something as audacious as this." 

" Also, after the scandal broke out, she must be in a messy state. I am sure that it's her."

Xu Nuan was speechless and wanted to applaud the man for his wise words. Although she knows that it's not something that Xingren can think of, she is too stupid for doing such things. But someone speaking against Xingren, made her feel oddly pleasant. 

She coughed lightly and looked at others, " Well, I am not defending Mr. Gu, but these days cyberattacks are not that uncommon, especially when it comes to big companies like us. There must be many more companies who must have faced the same situation, but haven't revealed it to the public, just like we won't."

" So rather than playing the blame game, shouldn't you all focus on finding the solution to this problem?" she asked, leaving everyone dumbfounded in the room. 

Gu Zhang looked at her and pursed his lips seeing her defending him in front of others. He treated her badly and never took her side in front of others, yet she was speaking up for him. 

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Upon hearing Xu Nuan's words, Grandfather Gu nodded and turned to the man, " Hire someone from outside to deal with the issue. There will be some cybersecurity companies that can deal with such issues. Rather than wasting time, contact them and call them for help."

"Sir, I already asked my subordinate to check on that. Hopefully, we will soon get a positive response from their side."

Everyone calmed down upon hearing this. However, before they could take a breath of relief, the door opened again and another employee from the IT department entered the room. 

The young man looked at the head of the department and then at Gu Zhang nervously before reporting, " Sir, I have contacted all the trustworthy companies who are experts in dealing with such issues but it's of no use."

"Some are too packed to take any additional project at the moment and some are simply incapable to do so. So I couldn't find anyone who can help us with this." 

Gu Zhang frowned and slammed on the table in frustration and shouted, " Then pay double. Wait no, tell them that we will pay them how much they want, just solve this issue as soon as possible." 

The young man looked at Gu Zhang, feeling intimidated, he said in a low voice, " We tried to lure them with money but some of them still denied to do so, since it was out of their capacity and the problem seems to be much more complicated after seeing the situation."

" And some are asking for full advance payment. However, they're still not sure if they can solve the bug or not. The situation this time seems to be worse than we expected."  He said. 

Gu Zhang gritted his teeth in anger, " Then what are they asking for money if they can't be sure that they're capable of completing the task or not? Are they trying to get money from us for free? Rubbish!!'. 

[ We're doomed. Mr. Gu, I want my money back. I don't care, I want it back.]

[ Yes. We want it back too. I don't want my money to go to waste like this because of someone's carelessness.]

[Yes, we want our money back. We won't go down with you all.]

The shareholders started to speak out as the fear started to settle in their hearts. 

Gu Zhang's mouth opened in shock to see everyone turning their backs on them. If they all take their investments back at the same time, this will destroy their company for good. 

This time, seeing the situation, Grandfather Gu grew worried as well. 

Xu Nuan, who was watching everything, saw Grandfather Gu's pale complexion and sighed. She took a sip of water from the water bottle placed in front of her and put the bottle down before speaking, " Well, if you want I can...

However, before she could say anything, one of the shareholders, scowled at her, " Girl, you better don't say anything now. You defended your father a while ago, however, now it's not the time for that."

" You should not speak if you can't do anything. What do you know about hacking and stuff anyway? If you're here for spectacle, then just sit here quietly and watch." He said in frustration, at which other shareholders also nodded. 

At this moment, they aren't in the mood to listen to her nonsense. 

Xu Nuan raised her brows and scoffed, " Well, are you sure you don't want to hear it? Because I do have a solution to solve this issue. However, if you don't want to listen, then nevermind." she shrugged and leaned back on the chair comfortably after completing her words. 

Everyone looked at her in surprise and wondered why she was so confident. Grandfather Gu looked at her and said, " Xu Nuan, don't listen to them. If you have any idea how to resolve this problem, then say it."

" You have the full right to speak in official matters. After all, you're the second major shareholder after me." He glared at others and said sternly, "No one  can intimidate you like this." 

Xu Nuan smiled and glanced at the head of the IT department before speaking, " I know someone who can deal with this kind of issue without taking an advance payment. That person only takes the payment after the problem has been resolved. If you want, I can provide you with their contact details."

The man's eyes lit up as he looked at her in surprise, " Really? Who is it? And Which company?" 

She pursed her lips and said hesitantly, " Ermm, it's a new cybersecurity service company. It hasn't taken any big projects yet but I feel there is no problem in letting that person look at the issue  since we won't have anyone to help at this moment and they won't be taking payment unless the problem is resolved."

One of the shareholders objected, " What nonsense? The company is new and inexperienced, how can we believe that a cheap company that you're talking about, can resolve this serious issue?"

Xu Nuan's expressions darkened upon hearing him say 'cheap company'.  She scoffed, "The company is in danger, if you don't do anything now, the company's confidential information will not only be leaked but the future proposals will be leaked as well." 

" The harm will not be only financial but this will make the public doubtful of our confidentiality and security. Not only that, if this cyberattack is that severe as they're saying, it won't take time for them to hack other computers in the company as well since they have already attacked the main system of the company which is with Mr. Gu and was highly protected."

" And that can lead the company to its doom." 

"Unlike you, rather than playing the blame game, I was just trying to help the company since I have a certain responsibility as one of the major shareholders of the company. The choice is yours, I can't stop you if you want to take your money back, but mind your words before calling any company cheap." she spatted, leaving the man embarrassed in front of everyone. 

Everyone looked at Xu Nuan in surprise upon hearing her sharp yet eloquent words. 

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