4 High Profile Ransomware Attacks of 2021, You May Not Heard Of

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Brenntag
Brenntag was hit with a DarkSide ransomware
attack around the same time as Colonial Pipeline
in May 2021. Which attack resulted in 150 GB of
stolen sensitive data. Darkside's initial demand
was 133.65 Bitcoin or about 7.5 million - which
would have been the largest ever payment.
Through negotiations, Brenntag was able to lower
the ransom to 44.4 million, which they paid.
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Quanta attack
REvil ransomware operators struck again on April
2021 against Apple laptop manufacturer Quanta
Computer. Quanta confirmed it was attacked by
threat actors, who reportedly attempted to
extort booth Quanta and Apple. The company's
daily operations are not affected, the company's
statement said.
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Attack on National Basketball Association
NBA is one of the surprising names on the list
which was attacked in mid-April of this year by
the hacker group named Babuk, who claimed to
have stolen 500 GB of confidential data if their
demands are not met. As of this posting, no
ransom payments have been made.
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KIA Motors
In February 2021, Kia Motors was the victim of a
ransomware attack that impacted its mobile apps,
payment services, and dealerships systems. The
attack also affected IT systems that customers
needed to take delivery of new vehicles.
DoppelPaymer was believed to be the ransomware
family that targeted Kia. However, Kia denied
being attacked.
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