Security Incident
Acer Ransomware
Renowned computer maker Acer has been hit by a ransomware gang, REvil, demanding up to $50 million in XMR to decrypt the company's computers and not leak data on the dark web.
- Attack category
- Ransomware
Incident Overview
The ransomware gang announced on their data breach website that they had compromised Acer and shared as evidence some images of allegedly stolen files for files containing financial spreadsheets, bank balances and bank communications .
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