One of the largest companies in the toy industry, the Mattel αποκάλυψε ότι υπέστη επίθεση ransomware τον Ιούλιο που επηρέασε ορισμένες από τις επιχειρηματικές της λειτουργίες, αλλά δεν οδήγησε σε κλοπή data.
Mattel is the second largest toy company in the world with 24.000 employees and revenue of $ 5,7 billion for 2019. Mattel is well known for its popular brands, including of Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl and Thomas & Friends.
On Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commissionmarket (SEC), η Mattel αποκάλυψε ότι υπέστη επίθεση ransomware στις 28 Ιουλίου 2020. Το έντυπο 10-Q, είναι μια τριμηνιαία έκθεση που έχει εξουσιοδοτηθεί από την ομοσπονδιακή Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, η οποία πρέπει να υποβάλλεται από τις εισηγμένες εταιρείες προς αυτήν.
According to the report, on July 28, 2020, Mattel discovered that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on systems technology which caused data to be encrypted on some systems. Immediately after the attack was detected, Mattel began implementing avoidance protocols and taking a number of steps to end the attack and restore affected systems. Mattel believes it repelled the attack, and although some business operations were temporarily affected, Mattel was able to restore its critical operations.
After conducting its investigation, Mattel does not believe that data was stolen during the ransomware attack.
The deposition does not indicate which ransomware was responsible for the attack, but rumors say TrickBot is responsible. TrickBot infections are usually followed by Ryuk or Conti ransomware that encrypts devices that have infiltrated the network.
