Subj : Hackers who breached Western Digital are now asking for a hefty r
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Date : Fri Apr 14 2023 10:45:03

Hackers who breached Western Digital are now asking for a hefty ransom

Date:
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:30:53 +0000

Description:
An unnamed threat actor claims to have stolen terabytes of data from WD, and 
is asking for a big payout to have it returned.

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Cybercriminals who hacked into popular hard drive maker Western Digital 
earlier this month are now asking for a major payout to prevent leaking 
terabytes of data they stole in the attack. 

In early April, the vendor reported a network security incident in which 
threat actors breached a number of the Companys systems. Other than that, it 
didn't give any details, including who the threat actors were, how they got 
in, or if they stole any sensitive employee, client, or customer data. 

Soon after, the attackers reached out to the company in an attempt at 
blackmail, promising not to disclose the data publicly, or share the method 
used to breach the network, in exchange for a large fee. However, since they 
were met with relative silence from the company, they reached out to the 
media instead, probably to try and put more pressure on WDs executives. 
Speaking to the press 

With that in mind, the group spoke to TechCrunch earlier this week, and 
besides detailing their communication with the company, they also shared 
screenshots and a few files, to prove the authenticity of their claims. 

While TechCrunch takes everything the hackers share with a grain of salt, it 
did say that the files shared were digitally signed with WDs code-signing 
certificate, the phone numbers they provided triggered voicemail greetings 
that mention names of WDs executives, and screenshots of group calls showed 
one participant identified as Western Digitals chief information security 
officer. 

When the hackers reached out to WDs execs, they did not get the response they 
were hoping for: 

I want to give them a chance to pay but our callers [] they have called them 
many times. They dont answer and if they do they listen and hang up, the 
hacker told the publication. Even when reached out to by mail, the executives 
kept silent. Read more 

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Western Digital spokesperson Charlie Smalling told the publication that the 
company does not want to comment or answer questions about the threat actors 
claims. It did not want to discuss the amount or type of data stolen, whether 
or not it was in touch with the attackers, or if any malware was used to 
breach the systems. 

I can say that we exploited vulnerabilities within their infrastructure and 
spidered our way to global administrator of their [Microsoft] Azure tenant, 
the hacker told TechCrunch. 

For some 10 terabytes of data, the attackers are asking for a minimum of 
eight figures. Check out the best ransomware protection right now 

Via: TechCrunch



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/hackers-who-breached-western-digital-are-now-as
king-for-a-hefty-ransom


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