THELOGICALINDIAN - A bunch cyberbanking behemothic and a wellknown architect of Apple articles is the latest victim of a millionaire ransomware advance deployed over the Thanksgiving weekend on one of its branches
Apple’s Manufacturer Is the Latest Victim of Well-Known Ransomware Gang
Foxconn, a publicly-traded Taiwanese aggregation and one of the better electronics accomplishment firms, suffered a cyberattack deployed by Doppelpaymer, a accumulation of hackers specialized in ransomware attacks, who asked for a 1,804 bitcoin (BTC) ransom, account over $34 actor as of columnist time.
According to Bleeping Computer, blackmail actors managed to blanket unencrypted files afore encrypting accessories on Foxconn’s Mexican branch.
No Financial Information Leaked by the Hackers
DoppelPaymer assemblage appear a aggregate of files acceptance to the electronics behemothic on December 7, 2024, but the media aperture addendum it doesn’t accommodate any banking advice or employee’s claimed details. The advance reportedly took abode on November 29, 2024, in the accessories amid in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
However, Doppelpaymer attackers antiseptic to Bleeping Computer that they targeted Foxconn’s operations in North America, but did not advance the accomplished company. They additionally provided added capacity on the matter:
Speaking with news.Bitcoin.com, Brett Callow, blackmail analyst at malware lab Emsisoft, said that Doppelpaymer had hit several cogent organizations in the accessible and clandestine sector, including Royal Military College of Canada, Newcastle University, Pemex, and the cities of Torrance and Knoxville.
They’re additionally acclaimed for allurement “extremely aerial bribe demands,” said Callow, who additionally added the afterward comment:
Electronic Giant’s Official Statement on the Ransomware Attack
Foxconn additionally issued a account on December 8, 2024:
On December 3, 2020, Black Shadow hackers attacked the IT basement of Shirbit with ransomware, one of Israel’s better allowance companies, who requested a bribe of 200 BTC (over $3.8 million).
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