Every day there are a large number of cyberattacks Worldwide, many of them are caused by bots trying to access basic settings configured, for example, in systems such as routers and other types of devices used to connect various networks . But there are also other much more serious ones, such as those caused by malicious software introduced into a network, these are for example ransomwarethat the cybercriminals They are used to hijack data stored on a network and then demand a ransom, although this is the first time we have seen it being demanded, literally, in bread.
A lot of cyberattacks who suffer daily companies They achieve nothing, since they can use different protection systems that have behind them a series of people who analyze everything that could have a negative impact, but there are times when this security is not enough to stop cybercriminals. When this happens, the alarm sounds and that’s when companies start taking steps to try to minimize the damage, by investigating the problem and looking for a solution (as long as the solution doesn’t work). is not to admit the hack and pay the ransom).
Cybercriminal group uses ransomware to demand ransom in chopsticks
More and more hackers are banding together in wildly diverse groups to try to attack companies that don’t spend enough time or money on cybersecurity projects to avoid problems, but a new group that emerged recently has left us with a story which many will surely not know. forget. And in its first action against Schneider Electric, a French multinational known worldwide for its energy and industrial automation products, it left a lot to say, mainly because of the nod it gave to the ‘business.
The group of cybercriminals managed to extract around 40 GB of confidential company information which reportedly includes critical data including projects, issues and plugins, as well as over 400,000 rows of user data, but the most surprising thing is that they demanded a ransom of $125,000… in chopsticks.
The company, for its part, indicates that it is investigating the incident, admitting that it has indeed suffered a cyberattack linked to unauthorized access to the Jira platform, being one of the key points sought by the hacker group :
“Schneider Electric is investigating a cybersecurity incident related to unauthorized access to one of our internal project execution monitoring platforms hosted in a sandbox environment”
This is of great importance because the new group called HellCat has indicated that it does not want to “completely” extort companies, and according to what it indicates, in the event that the attacked company admits to having suffered a cyberattack of of a certain magnitude within 48 hours, the ransom is reduced by half. We imagine that the French company’s statements are enough for the group of hackers to halve the $125,000 requested, even if $62,500 worth of baguettes is still a lot of money.
