Hackers target large tech manufacturers with ransomware

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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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