- Unimicron confirms ransomware -attack with the Taiwanese stock exchange
- It does not expect significant financial impact
- Sarcoma took responsibility and claimed they also stole sensitive data
Unimicron, a global manufacturing giant that specializes in printed circuit card (PCB), has confirmed the suffering of a ransomware attack that filed a new report to Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), which revealed it was hit on January 30.
As soon as the attack was discovered, the company says it brought a third-party cyber-criminal team to analyze and defend the IT infrastructure, adding the expected possible loss or influence was “limited”. Nor does it expect to receive any compensation from its insurance company for the attack.
“The company will continue to improve the security check for the network and the information infrastructure to ensure information security,” the PCB manufacturer concluded.
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The company did not say who attacked it if the lost sensitive data, or what ransom requires, but Bleeping computer Reports that a ransomware operation called ‘sarcoma’ was behind the incident.
Apparently, the group published samples of stolen files and threatened to release it all unless the payment is made. They claim to have stolen 377 GB SQL files and documents.
Sarcoma is a relatively unknown name whose operations first started a few months ago. However, the publication claims that the already hit 36 victims, making it very active and quite destructive. One of its first victims seems to have been EarthWorks Group, a large company with construction and environmental services.
Unimicron is one of the global stiff PCB leaders, flexible printed circuits, high-density interconnection boards (HDI), stiff flex boards and integrated circuits (IC) carriers. These products are integrated into various applications such as LCD screens, PCs, notebooks, network cards, fax machines, scanners, mobile phones and personal digital assistants.
The company operates production facilities and service centers over Taiwan, China, Germany and Japan. With regard to financial results, Unimicron reported a turnover of approx. $ 3.29 billion in 2023.
Via Bleeping computer
