Embraer
November 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, leak, malware ]
Brazilian aerospace and defence group Embraer is targeted by a RansomExx ransomware cyberattack. A few days later the attackers leak the stolen data.
Foxconn
November 29, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Electronics giant Foxconn suffered a ransomware attack at a Mexican facility. The attackers have demanded a $34 million ransom.
Stuller, Inc.
November 28, 2020
•[ hack, manufacturing ]
Stuller, Inc. is hit with a cyber attack that disrupts operations.
Belden
November 25, 2020
•[ hack, manufacturing ]
Networking device manufacturer Belden has been with a cyberattack that allowed the hackers to steal employee and business partner information.
Advantech
November 21, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Chip maker Advantech has been hit by the Conti ransmware gang. The threat actor is demanding a $14 million ransom to decrypt the affected systems.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
November 20, 2020
•[ leak, manufacturing ]
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has been hit by a massive cyberattack that may have resulted in the leaking of information related to its business partners.
Compal Electronics
November 9, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Taiwanese laptop manufacturer Compal is hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware. The threat actors are asking for $16.7 million for a decryption key.
Panasonic India
November 3, 2020
•[ hack, leak, malware ]
Unknown hackers disclose 4GB of data belonging to Panasonic India. It seems that the disclosure happened after Panasonic refused to pay a $500,000 ransom to a hacking group.
Micron Technology Inc.
October 29, 2020
•[ espionage, manufacturing ]
Taiwanese chip-maker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has pleaded guilty to trade secret theft in the United States and will pay a $60 million fine in a case where it was accused of helping a Chinese state-owned chipmaker steal secrets from Micron Technology Inc in 2018.
Steelcase
October 22, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Furniture manufacturer Steelcase is reportedly hit by a Ryuk ransomware attack.
Havelsan
October 12, 2020
•[ leak, manufacturing ]
Researchers from the US-based firm Havelsan recently came across a post shared by an unknown threat actor that goes online with the moniker Spectre123, where he has allegedly leaked the sensitive documents Havelsan, a Turkish Military/defence manufacturer.
USNR LLC
September 28, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
USNR LLC, a manufacturing firm, is hit with a ransomware attack.
IPG Photonics
September 21, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
IPG Photonics, a leading U.S. developer of fiber lasers for cutting, welding, medical use, and laser weaponry has suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting their operations.
Luxottica
September 21, 2020
•[ ransomware, manufacturing ]
Eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica has suffered a ransomware attack that has led to the shutdown of operations in China and Italy.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation
September 14, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
LockBit announces its entry into the ransomware "big leagues" by launching its own blog and publishing a database from Yaskawa Electric.
Tower Semiconductors
September 5, 2020
•[ hack, manufacturing ]
Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductors TSEM.TA said on Sunday some of its systems were hit by a cyber attack and as a result it was putting on hold some servers and manufacturing operations.
Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory
August 28, 2020
•[ ransomware, insider, leak ]
The FBI thwarted the plans of 27-year-old Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov to recruit an insider within Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory, persuade him to plant malware on the company's network, and then ransom Tesla under threat that he would leak data stolen from their systems.
Mithaas
August 22, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Sweets manufacturer Mithaas has been hit by a ransomware attack.
Undisclosed Japanese manufacturing company
August 22, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
Researchers from Kela reveal that an undisclosed Japanese Manufacturing Company was hit with the LockBit ransomware exploiting the CVE-2019-11510 vulnerability.
Hoa Sen Group
August 21, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, manufacturing ]
The Maze ransomware operators claim to have attacked Vietnamese steel manufacturer Hoa Sen Group.
