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Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever

A ransomware group is attempting to extort the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn , claiming that it stole 8 terabytes of data from the company, including schematics and project details from customers including Dell , Google , Apple…

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A ransomware group is attempting to extort the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn , claiming that it stole 8 terabytes of data from the company, including schematics and project details from customers including Dell , Google , Apple , and Nvidia . Foxconn did not immediately respond to WIRED's request for comment about the validity of the claims, but the company did acknowledge that some of its North American factories “suffered a cyberattack” in recent days, and that "affected factories are currently resuming normal production” after outages.

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