Canon falls victim to cryptocurrency extortionists

On July 30, Canon’s cloud servers were hit by ransomware. Hackers are extorting cryptocurrency under the threat of releasing user data.

According to Bleeping Computer, the attack affected Canon’s email, the Microsoft Teams platform, the company’s US site, and other internal applications. In total, the ransomware impacted 24 domains associated with the company.

Data, photos and other important user documents totaling 10 terabytes were encrypted.

Message from the extortionists / Source: BleepingComputer

If Canon does not meet the attackers’ terms within seven days, they threaten to publish all files online.

The ransom amount and number of encrypted devices were not disclosed.

Initially, the outlet suggested that the attack was organized by the Maze hacker group. However, its representatives denied involvement.

Earlier, Garmin, the smartwatch maker, paid a multi-million-dollar ransom to decrypt the files.

The attackers targeted the company’s internal infrastructure with the WastedLocker ransomware and demanded $10 million in cryptocurrency.

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