Foxconn confirms cyberattack affected some North American factories: Hackers say they stole 8TB of data, including files from Apple and Nvidia

Foxconn suffers ransomware attack affecting several US facilities, forcing some staff to use pen and paper or stay home
The Nitrogen group claimed responsibility and said they stole 8TB of sensitive data and posted it on their leak site.
The stolen files allegedly include technical documents and schematics linked to Intel, Apple, Google, Dell, Nvidia and more.

Foxconn has confirmed that it recently suffered a ransomware attack in which the company allegedly lost terabytes of sensitive information.

The attack reportedly affected several facilities across the United States and even forced some employees to revert to pen and paper for their daily operations. Others were sent home until the problem was resolved.

A company spokesperson confirmed the incident but declined to share key details. Therefore, we do not know which facilities were attacked, how many people were affected, or what type of data was stolen during the attack.

Nitrogen claims non-compliance

“The cybersecurity team immediately activated the response mechanism and implemented multiple operational measures to ensure continuity of production and delivery. The affected factories are currently resuming normal production,” the spokesperson said.

In the United States, Foxconn operates factories in Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Indiana.

A ransomware group called Nitrogen claimed responsibility for the breach, saying they stole eight terabytes of data and millions of technical information files from several high-profile tech companies.

Specifically, the stolen data allegedly includes confidential instructions, internal project documentation, and technical drawings related to projects from Intel, Apple, Google, Dell, and Nvidia, among others. Nitrogen also said they stole schematics and confidential client documents, all of which were allegedly posted on their “shameful site.”

The attack reportedly began on Friday, when employees reported problems connecting to the Wi-Fi network. Some were sent to work from home, while others were given pens and papers.

Foxconn has a long history of ransomware attacks. In late May 2022, the company confirmed a ransomware incident at one of its Mexico-based production plants and before that, the same thing happened in December 2020. The first attack was carried out by DoppelPaymer and the second by LockBit. Both groups no longer exist.

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