Schneider Electric Data Breach Leaks Critical Data, Hellcat Ransomware Group Demands Hefty Ransom in Baguettes


French digital automation and energy management giant Schneider Electric is investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed they stole dozens of gigabytes and demanded a hefty ransom in Baguettes, a classic popular French bread item.

Schneider Electric manufactures various energy management and automation products, from home electrical components to industrial control systems. The Rueil-Malmaison, France-based company employs over 100,000 people and earned $39 billion in revenue in 2023. “Schneider Electric is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to one of our internal project execution tracking platforms which is hosted within an isolated environment,” the company stated.

Read more…
Source: CPO Magazine


Sign up for our Newsletter


Related:

  • Third-party breach leads to American Express customer data compromise

    March 4, 2024

    Payment card provider American Express Company is warning customers that their credit card details may have been exposed following a breach involving a third-party provider. The details were first revealed in a filing with the State of Massachusetts, with a form letter sent to affected customers stating that a third-party service provider “engaged by numerous merchants ...

  • South Africa: CIPC cyber attack leaves millions of entities vulnerable across nation

    March 4, 2024

    Sensitive data of at least three-million entities and individuals who were registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) could have fallen into the wrong hands when the organisation’s database was hacked this week. Addresses, credit card details, ID numbers and names of companies and individuals might be compromised and the CIPC has called on ...

  • 20 million Cutout.Pro AI service users hit by massive data breach

    March 2, 2024

    AI-powered photo and video editing platform Cutout.Pro has become the latest victim to what has turned out to be a pretty sizeable data breach. Personal information relating to as many as 20 million users, including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, IP addresses, and names has been exposed, prompting significant privacy and security concerns. Read more… Source: MSN ...

  • LockBit cyberattack: Fulton County refuses to pay ransom as deadline passes

    March 1, 2024

    Fulton County leaders say they have not paid any ransom to the criminal group claiming responsibility for the cyberattack that affected several of the county’s agencies. The group LockBit had set a deadline of 8:49 a.m. on Thursday for Fulton County to pay the ransom or risk having stolen data leaked onto the dark web. This ...

  • Hackers stole ‘sensitive’ data from Taiwan telecom giant

    March 1, 2024

    Hackers stole “sensitive information” including military and government documents from Taiwan’s largest telecom company and sold it on the dark web, the island’s ministry of national defence has said. The confirmation of the democratic island’s latest major data leak followed a report by local news channel TVBS on the hack of telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom. Read more… Source: ...

  • Golden Corral Corporation Provides Notice of Data Privacy Event

    February 29, 2024

    Golden Corral Corporation is notifying certain individuals of a recent incident that may impact the privacy of past and present employees, dependents, and beneficiary personal information. Golden Corral is unaware of any misuse of the information and is providing notice to potentially affected individuals out of an abundance of caution. On or about August 15, 2023, ...