Chapter 98: 98:Under Attack[II]

Aria's mind raced as she processed the information. "Show me the way. I will take over immediately. Also, order every personnel to be on standby; we might need many hands," she commanded and walked out, visibly shocked and confused. 

The employee quickly led the way, and they hurried through the corridors of the Next Gen Innovations office toward the IT department. As they entered the room, heightened activity filled the air, with everyone focused entirely on countering the cyber attack. 

Aria approached the lead IT specialist, who was monitoring the situation on multiple screens. 

"Give me a status update," Aria asked, trying to keep her voice steady despite the growing concern. 

Turning to her the IT specialist informed, "The attackers have partially breached our firewall. They're attempting to access our proprietary software files. We've initiated a lockdown of our critical systems and are currently working to trace the source of the attack."