“Quanta Computer’s information security team has worked with external IT experts in response to cyber attacks on a small number of Quanta servers,” the company said in a statement to Bloomberg Opens a new window. See Also: 5 Reasons Why Your Business Should Have a Ransomware Plan in 2021 What’s at Stake?Įvidently, stolen data includes schematics of Apple’s fresh new Macbooks designed in March 2021, and possibly other data, for which Quanta has apparently refused to pay up. So instead of simply exchanging money for a decryptor for the encrypted files, this attack technique also entails extortion through data leaks wherein the attacker threatens to publicly release the victim organization’s data if they refuse to pay the ransom. REvil’s attack on Apple/Quanta also uses the double-attack and extortion since the attackers stole data data through exfiltration, as opposed to just encrypting it on the victim servers. This is the first time that a ransomware gang is extorting the customer of its primary victim, which can possibly open up a new trend among other ransomware groups much like when the Maze ransomware gang gained infamy for pioneering the now hugely popular ransomware double-attack and extortion technique. From our side, a lot of time has been devoted to solving this problem.” REvil posted on their leak site, “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. The leak coincided with Apple’s Spring Loaded event where it unveiled its latest series of iPads, iMacs, and the new AirTags. The Record Opens a new window first reported the attack this past Tuesday when operators of the REvil ransomware publicly posted some screengrabs of the stolen data as proof on the malicious group’s data leak site Happy Blog on the same day. The company has been directed to fork out $50 million, one of the highest ever ransom demands, in exchange for the data stolen from Quanta Computer, one of the manufacturers of Apple’s MacBook and other products. DoJ to form a ransomware task force in association with multiple federal agencies.Ĭupertino, CA-based Apple Inc has reportedly been targeted in a ransomware attack by the REvil ransomware gang. Turns out the REvil ransomware gang breached a Taiwan-based supplier of Apple and stole data for which they are now demanding $50 million. At least 15 screenshots of stolen Apple data of upcoming Macbooks were leaked on the day the company unfurled its new line of iPads and iMacs.
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