21 April 2021

REvil ransomware gang threatens to leak Apple’s confidential data on dark web


REvil ransomware gang threatens to leak Apple’s confidential data on dark web

The malicious actors behind the REvil ransomware operation asked Apple to pay a ransom demand to prevent its confidential information being leaked on the dark web.

The REvil operators claim they obtained Apple’s product data after breaching Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese laptop manufacturer which is also one of Apple’s business partners.

Among Quanta’s customers are some of the well-known companies, such as Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Alienware, Lenovo, Cisco, and Microsoft.

The REvil gang asked Quanta to pay $50 million until April 27 to get the stolen data back, but it seems that the company refused to succumb to their demands, according to a message posted on the group’s dark net portal.

So far, REvil published several screenshots depicting schematics and diagrams of MacBook components on its dark web leak site, although it's not clear whether any leaked documents are for new Apple products.

In its message the gang also added that it “is negotiating the sale of large quantities of confidential drawings and gigabytes of personal data with several major brands,” and that “we recommend that Apple buy back the available data by May 1.”

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