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Foxconn electronics giant hit by ransomware, $34 million ransom

Foxconn suffered an attack around November 29th, 2020, at their Foxconn CTBG MX facility located in Ciudad Ju..rez, Mexico. Ransomware gang published files belonging to Foxconn NA on their ransomware data leak site. Foxconn confirmed the attack and said they are slowly bringing their systems back into service. The leaked data includes generic business documents and reports but does not contain any financial information or employee’s personal details. Attackers claim to have encrypted 1,200 servers, stole 100 GB of unencrypted files, and deleted 20-30 TB backups.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/foxconn-electronics-giant-hit-by-ransomware-34-million-ransom/

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