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Ransomware group that hacked French energy company demands $125k ransom be paid in baguettes
- A ransomware group named Hellcat claimed to have accessed Schneider Electric's infrastructure through the Atlassian Jira system.
- Hellcat demanded a ransom of $125,000 in baguettes instead of cryptocurrency.
- Schneider Electric would need to provide at least 58,715 baguettes, costing about $1.09 each, to satisfy the ransom.
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Hackers demand '$125,000 in baguettes' as ransom from multi-billion dollar French firm
A new hacking group that breached the systems of a French multinational corporation has given the firm until Thursday to cough up the ransom dough: $125,000 USD worth of baguettes.
Hackers' motivations are not always or are clear after an attack. However, the ransom requests for the stolen data entail, in the vast majority of the time, the payment of a certain amount...
Bread over Bitcoin? Hacking group asks for $125,000 ransom to be paid in baguettes
Hellcat, a newly formed ransomware group, claims it is behind the cybersecurity incident being investigated by Schneider Electric. The French multinational energy management company has confirmed a developer platform was breached.Read Entire Article
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