LG electronics allegedly attacked by maze ransomware and stole 40 GB of source code from the manufacturer
LG electronics allegedly attacked by maze ransomware and stole 40 GB of source code from the manufacturer
LG is a South Korean based multinational electronics company comprising four business units home entertainment, mobile communications, home appliances and air solutions, and Vehicle Components employing a total of 83,000 people.
The samples published by ransomware include three screenshots and were announced on the Maze ransomware leak site.
A few days ago the group released a press release in which they warned the companies to not to recover their files from their backup and also announced the upcoming LG Electronics data leak and the source code they stole.
Maze reported BleepingComputer that they had breached LG Electronics and stole 40GB of source code from the manufacturer.
Maze ransomware also warned that in case if they are not willing to pay the ransom they would share the information about the attack which included “40GB of Python source codes downloaded from LG.”
The three screenshots published as a proof of the breach includes a file listing from a Python language.
Another screenshot includes the .KDZ extension, which is the format for official firmware core developed by LG.
It appears from the image below that the firmware was developed by LG for US telco AT&T. The mobile carrier currently lists 41 phones and four tablets from LG on its device support page.
It is unclear how Maze got access to the data and LG has not yet responded about the ransomware attack.
The hackers did not reveal the number of devices they have encrypted and stated that private information will only be shared with LG’s negotiators.
As per the past records of Maze, it has a habit of publishing stolen files if they don’t reach an agreement with their victims for a ransom payment.
Recently, Cognizant was hit by a Maze ransomware attack, where some of its employee’s personal data were compromised.
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