Acer Hit With $50 Million Ransomware Attack; Hackers Get Access to Financials, Bank Information
Taiwanese computer make Acer has been subjected to a major ransomware attack, where the hacker group has demanded $50 million in ransom from the PC maker, a report in Bleeping Computer said. This, according to reports, is the biggest ransomware demands till date.
According to the Bleeping Computer report, the attackers may have gained access to the Acer’s network via a Microsoft vulnerability.
The
REvil hacker group is believed to be behind the Acer breach. The same hacker
group carried out a ransomware attack on Travelex last year. According to
Bleeping Computer, the hacker group has given Acer until March 28 to pay the
ransom or it will leak the data it claims to have collected.
Acer has not yet acknowledged whether it has been the victim
to a ransomware attack, but a spokesperson told The Verge in an email that the
company “routinely monitors its IT systems and more cyberattacks are well
defensed. “Companies like us are are constantly under attack, and we have
reported recent abnormal situations observed to the relevant law enforcement
and data protection authorities in multiple countries,” the company was quoted
by The Verge as saying.
The spokesperson also told the website that no further
information could be provided at this time due to the ongoing investigation.
The data accessed by the hackers, according to the Bleeping Computer report
includes financial spreadsheets, bank balances, and bank communications.
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