Foxconn Confirms North American Factories Hit by Cyberattack
The Nitrogen ransomware group claims to have hacked the company’s systems, stealing 8TB of data, including confidential documents. The post Foxconn Confirms North American Factories Hit by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn has confirmed that some of its North American factories have been hit by a cyberattack.
“The cybersecurity team immediately activated the response mechanism and implemented multiple operational measures to ensure the continuity of production and delivery. The affected factories are currently resuming normal production,” Foxconn told SecurityWeek.
Foxconn, best known as the world’s largest provider of manufacturing services for Apple and other major global tech brands, confirmed being targeted by hackers after the Nitrogen ransomware group listed the company on its Tor-based leak website on March 12.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/foxconn-confirms-north-american-factories-hit-by-cyberattack/
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