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Hackers target large tech manufacturers with ransomware

By Grant Gross
Published December 11, 2020 4:00am ET
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Hackers target large tech manufacturers with ransomware
Foxconn, the electronics manufacturer, was recently hit with a ransomware attack, with hackers demanding $34 million to restore data in a Mexican facility. The attackers reportedly attacked IT infrastructure supporting a Foxconn manufacturing facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and encrypted about 1,200 servers and deleted several terabytes of backups. Foxconn, in a statement, confirmed that […]

Foxconn, the electronics manufacturer, was recently hit with a ransomware attack, with hackers demanding $34 million to restore data in a Mexican facility.

The attackers reportedly attacked IT infrastructure supporting a Foxconn manufacturing facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and encrypted about 1,200 servers and deleted several terabytes of backups.

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