German power electronics manufacturer Semikron has disclosed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that partially encrypted the company’s network.
“The SEMIKRON Group has been the victim of a cyber attack by a professional hacker group. As part of this attack, the perpetrators have claimed to have stolen data from our system,” the company revealed in a statement published Monday.
“The attack has also led to partial encryption of our IT systems and files. The entire network is currently being studied and adjusted forensic.”
According to an alert issued by the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) and seen by BleepingComputer, the ransomware operators are blackmailing the company and threatening to leak allegedly stolen data.
While the company didn’t share any information about the ransomware used in the incident, a ransom note deployed on one of the encrypted Semikron systems seen by BleepingComputer indicates it was an LV Ransomware attack and says the attackers stole 2TB worth of documents.
