REvil ransomware gang says it has hacked Apple contractor Quanta Computer; source says it's demanding $50M ransom or it will leak more Apple product schematics
From Bloomberg's “Apple Targeted in $50 Million Ransomware Hack of Supplier Quanta” posted early Wednesday: David Bisson / Cybereason I Cybersecurity Software … : Sodinokibi Ransomware Gang Extorts Apple Through Supply Chain Attack Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1533: ransomware leaks new Apple Macbook design, App Store hacks get worse, the influencer life, Signal bites back, and more Phil Muncaster / infosecurity-magazine.com : DoJ Launches Ransomware Taskforce as Apple Hit by Extortion Attempt Firstpost Tech : Apple targeted in a $50 million ransomware attack, hackers get access to schematics of future products Tweets: Thaddeus E. Grugq / @thegrugq : Questionable use of hacked and leaked files. 9to5mac using data leaked by REvil to report on the next gen MacBook Pro. Dick move to reward ransomware groups like this https://9to5mac.com/... Vx-Underground / @vxunderground : REvil is extorting @Apple and Quanta Computer Inc. “In order not to wait for the upcoming Apple presentations, today we, the REvil group, will provide data on the upcoming releases of the company so beloved by many. Tim Cook can say thank you Quanta.” https://twitter.com/... Benjamin Mayo / @bzamayo : So some hackers are trying to blackmail $50m out of Apple's supplier, here's what they've leaked so far https://9to5mac.com/...
REvil is extorting @Apple and Quanta Computer Inc. “In order not to wait for the upcoming Apple presentations, today we, the REvil group, will provide data on the upcoming releases of the company so beloved by many. Tim Cook can say thank you Quanta.” https://twitter.com/...
Questionable use of hacked and leaked files. 9to5mac using data leaked by REvil to report on the next gen MacBook Pro. Dick move to reward ransomware groups like this https://9to5mac.com/...
In a negotiation chat on REvil's payment site, REvil warned that “drawings of all Apple devices and all personal data of employees and customers will be published with subsequent sale” if Quanta did not begin negotiating a ransom. https://twitter.com/...
According to the Tor payment page shared with BleepingComputer, Quanta has to pay $50 million until April 27th, or $100 million after the countdown ends. https://twitter.com/...
NEW: REvil ransomware tried to force laptop maker Quanta to pay a $50 million ransom, using stolen Apple schematics as leverage. When that failed, they tried to extort Apple instead - hours before today's Spring Loaded event. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ ...