Subj : Ransomware attack hits LG battery subsidiary
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Nov 19 2025 17:45:08

Ransomware attack hits LG battery subsidiary

Date:
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:38:00 +0000

Description:
Akira claims LG Energy Solution breach, and says it stole 1.7TB of sensitive 
data.

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Energy Solution suffered ransomware at one overseas facility, now restored 
and under investigation Akira claims theft of 1.7TB data, including employee 
records and corporate documents If true, stolen data could fuel phishing or 
be sold for significant profit 

LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery company and a subsidiary of LG, 
has confirmed it recently suffered a ransomware attack. 

In a statement shared with The Record , a company spokesperson said the 
attackers targeted one specific facility, and that the attack was already 
mitigated. 

The attack targeted a specific overseas facility, and we have confirmed that 
the headquarters and other facilities were not affected, the spokesperson 
said. The impacted facility is now operating normally after the recovery 
measures were taken, and we are conducting security operations and 
investigations as a precautionary measure. Akira takes the blame 

The company has facilities on multiple continents, including eight in North 
America. 

LG Energy Solution is a South Korean company specializing in the design and 
manufacture of advanced lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), 
energy storage systems (ESS), and consumer electronics. In 2024, it earned 
more than $17 billion, the publication added. No further comments were shared 
regarding the attack. 

At the same time, infamous threat actors going by Akira added LG Energy 
Solution to their data leak website, saying they stole roughly 1.7 terabytes 
of data. 

We will upload almost 1.67TB of corporate documents and 46gb of SQL databases 
soon, the listing apparently said . Lots of employee personal information 
(visas, 

US and Korean passports, medical documents, Korean ID cards, addresses, 
phones, emails and so on), confidential projects, NDAs, confidentiality 
agreements, detailed financials, information about clients and partners, lots 
of contracts, etc. 

Since LG Energy Solution is currently investigating the attack, it is not yet 
possible to confirm, or deny, these claims. However, if they are true, then 
Akira has plenty of information that is worth a lot of money on the black 
market. In theory, it could sell it for hundreds of thousands of dollars, 
possibly even millions. Alternatively, if the database contains email 
addresses, they could be used to launch devastating phishing attacks, as 
well. 

 Via The Record 

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