Posted on 04/21/2021 7:35:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Quanta Computer has confirmed that its computer systems have been hacked, following reports that some of the ODM's files containing clients' notebook designs have been stolen by a hacker group that has demaned a ransom of XMR123,028 in cryptocurrency - equivalent to almost US$50 million.
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Apple Targeted in $50 Million Ransomware Hack of Supplier Quanta [Bloomberg, blocked on FR](BTW, the trick to reading Bloomberg is to load the page, then work fast, ctrl-A (in Windows) to highlight all text, copy it, then paste it into (in my case) a Notepad window, then go back for the URL.)
Russian hackers.
Thanks for that advice.
will work with others i’m sure..
Just delete and recover using a backup. I guess they did not have a backup.
These attacks are more sophisticated now than in the past. The typical initial phase is to corrupt the backups so a restore isn’t possible.
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