Foxconn's factory in Mexico is slowly returning to normal operations after a cyberattack crippled it last month.
In May, the Taiwanese tech manufacturing giant fell victim to a ransomware attack. On their data leak site the LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have attacked the Foxconn Baja California production branch in Tijuana, Mexico. The threat actor stole the corporate information, demanded a ransom, and threatened to leak the stolen data if the requirements are not met by June 11.
Foxconn Baja California is a strategic production plant acting as a critical supply hub for California, which is a significant electronics consumer.
According to Foxconn's statement, to cope with disruption caused by the incident the tech giant was forced to handle its business operation through production capacity adjustment. Foxconn has assured that the cyberattack hadn't had much impact on its overall operations. Management, clients, and suppliers of the company were provided with relevant information about what has happened.
Foxconn doesn't mention LockBit ransomware gang in its statement, neither provides any information about potentially stolen data. LockBit's demands also remain unknown, and the company doesn't comment on whether it had paid to the cybercriminals.
As of now, LockBit hadn't leak any stolen data through its data leak site. The gang has only posted a threat to the company, which means that it hopes for a positive outcome of the negotiation.
In December 2020, Foxconn's facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, was attacked by the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. The threat actor infected about 1,200 servers, and then stole 100 GB of files and demanded a $34 million ransom.