An unnamed group of hackers spoke to TechCrunch this week, claiming to be behind the recent Western Digital data breach. The outlet, along with cybersecurity researchers, verified.
What just happened? Western Digital hasn’t said much since confirming it suffered a cyberattack last month. As a preventative measure, Western Digital temporarily disabled numerous servers to safeguard its business operations, which also brought down the My Cloud service. Now, the group of hackers that claims to have stolen customer data from the company is threatening to publish the information unless it receives a hefty ransom.
An unnamed group of hackers spoke to TechCrunch this week, claiming to be behind the recent Western Digital data breach. The outlet, along with cybersecurity researchers, verified the hackers’ information, and the group is demanding a one-time eight-figure payment. The threat actor alleges to have stolen over 10 terabytes of proprietary data, including customer information.
The hackers claim to have Western Digital customer data but didn’t specify what kind.
