3 million customers affected

An attack by ransomware He’s coming back to make an appearance and in this case the goal has been Phone House. According to El Confidencial, the company suffered a cyberattack and the the data of more than 3 million customers would be at stake.

Cyber ​​attacks are more present than ever and precisely in recent times we have had news from large companies affected by ransomware, one of the most recent was that of SEPE in Europe, but also a few months ago it was Garmin which was completely blocked or the Cadena SER.

Today, Phone House, the franchise of mobile telephony stores established in Europe since 1997, has suffered a ransomware attack and they demand a ransom in exchange for the data of 3 million customers and employees.

Customer data at stake

According to El Confidencial, up to 10 corporate databases have been affected and include highly sensitive data of Phone House customers and employees, including basic information, but also bank account numbers and phone numbers. personal addresses.

The protagonist of the attack is the ransomware Babuk locker, which has been talking about it since the beginning of the year and whose objective is, mainly, businesses and businesses. During that same month, the Houston Rockets NBA team also fell victim to Babuk.

As with all ransomware attacks, attackers request a ransom in exchange for information. In the event of non-payment, they will make all users’ personal information public.