Delta Electronics, a Taiwanese electronics company and supplier to major companies including Apple, Tesla, HP and Dell, revealed that it had fallen victim to a cyberattack (said to be ransomware).
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In a statement released late last week, the company said the incident only affected non-critical systems, which did not have a significant impact on its operations. AdvIntel’s “Andariel” platform detected the attack on January 18.
Delta is trying to restore the systems that were shut down during the attack and has hired specialists to assist in the investigation and the restoration process.
The electronic components provider said, also, that it has informed law enforcement agencies about the incident.
Delta Electronics did not provide details, such as who was behind the attack, but an information security firm (whose name has not been disclosed) found a sample of the Conti ransomware that had been deployed on the company's network, as initially reported by CTWANT.
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The attackers demand $15 million to decrypt the devices
According to BleepingComputer, the operators of the Conti ransomware claim to have encrypted 1,500 servers and 12,000 computers out of the approximately 65,000 devices on Delta Electronics' network.
The Conti ransomware gang is said to have demanded a ransom of $15 million from Delta to provide a decryption key and stop the leak of files stolen from its network. It also promised a discount if the company paid quickly.
Delta is reportedly still working with Trend and Microsoft security teams to investigate the attack and claims that its production has not been affected. However, main site is still down a week after the attack.
Conti is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation linked to the Russian-speaking hacking group Wizard Spider.
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This gang is responsible for the breach of several high-profile companies and organizations, including the Department of Health (DoH) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland, as well as RR Donnelly (RRD).
Source: Bleeping Computer
