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Hackers claim to have stolen 487 GB of corporate data.
Kawasaki Motors Europe is recovering from a cyberattack organized by the RansomHub ransomware group. The incident caused outages, however, according to company representatives, at the moment active restoration continues, and 90% of the servers are planned to be back online next week.
The attack targeted Kawasaki's European headquarters in early September. As part of the security measures taken, all of the company's servers were temporarily shut down to check for malware. The IT department, along with external cybersecurity experts, manually inspected each server before connecting them back to the corporate network.
Kawasaki Motors Europe, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, a global manufacturer of motorcycles and other motorized vehicles, said the incident did not affect key business operations such as dealers, suppliers and logistics.
Meanwhile, the RansomHub group claimed responsibility for the cyberattack and claimed to have stolen 487 GB of data from the company's network. The hackers threaten to release all stolen data to the public if their demands are not met.
It is not yet clear whether the stolen data contains information about the company's customers, but this scenario is not ruled out. Kawasaki did not respond to requests for comment from reporters.
The RansomHub group became active after the closure of the BlackCat/ALPHV operation, in which many current RansomHub members were involved. Since the beginning of 2024, it has carried out more than 200 successful attacks, including on large companies such as Rite Aid and Planned Parenthood.
A joint warning issued last month by the FBI, CISA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services highlighted the threat from the group to key sectors of U.S. infrastructure.
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Kawasaki Motors Europe is recovering from a cyberattack organized by the RansomHub ransomware group. The incident caused outages, however, according to company representatives, at the moment active restoration continues, and 90% of the servers are planned to be back online next week.
The attack targeted Kawasaki's European headquarters in early September. As part of the security measures taken, all of the company's servers were temporarily shut down to check for malware. The IT department, along with external cybersecurity experts, manually inspected each server before connecting them back to the corporate network.
Kawasaki Motors Europe, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, a global manufacturer of motorcycles and other motorized vehicles, said the incident did not affect key business operations such as dealers, suppliers and logistics.
Meanwhile, the RansomHub group claimed responsibility for the cyberattack and claimed to have stolen 487 GB of data from the company's network. The hackers threaten to release all stolen data to the public if their demands are not met.
It is not yet clear whether the stolen data contains information about the company's customers, but this scenario is not ruled out. Kawasaki did not respond to requests for comment from reporters.
The RansomHub group became active after the closure of the BlackCat/ALPHV operation, in which many current RansomHub members were involved. Since the beginning of 2024, it has carried out more than 200 successful attacks, including on large companies such as Rite Aid and Planned Parenthood.
A joint warning issued last month by the FBI, CISA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services highlighted the threat from the group to key sectors of U.S. infrastructure.
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