Also promised a discount if the company would pay quickly. The Conti ransomware gang asked Delta to pay a $15 million ransom for a decryptor and stop leaking files stolen from its network. While Delta's statement did not say who was behind the attack, an undisclosed information security company found a Conti ransomware sample deployed on the company's network, as CTWANT first reported.ĭelta Electronics Conti ransom note (BleepingComputer) $15 million ransom for decrypting thousands of devicesĪccording to negotiations between Conti and Delta (also seen by BleepingComputer), the Conti operators claim to have encrypted 1,500 servers and 12,000 computers out of roughly 65,000 devices on Delta's network. The electronics provider also said it notified government law enforcement agencies to assist with the follow-up investigation. AdvIntel "Andariel" platform detected the attack on January 18.ĭelta is now working on restoring systems taken down during the attack and says it hired the services of third-party security experts to help with the investigation and recovery process.
In a statement shared on January 22, 2022, the company said the incident impacted only non-critical systems, which had no significant impact on its operations. Delta Electronics, a Taiwanese electronics company and a provider for Apple, Tesla, HP, and Dell, disclosed that it was the victim of a cyberattack discovered on Friday morning.ĭelta claims to be the world's largest provider of switching power supplies and reported sales of over $9 billion last year.
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