Ransomware group that hacked French energy company demands $125k ransom be paid in baguettes

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

Ransomware Group Demands Payment in French Baguettes

Ransomware gang Hellcat says it stole 40GB of data from French company Schneider Electric. Its request to pay in carbs is likely a joke, but Schneider is investigating.

Schneider Electric attackers demand ransom paid in baguettes

Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company's Atlassian Jira system

Schneider Electric confirms dev platform breach after hacker steals data

Schneider Electric has confirmed a developer platform was breached after a threat actor claimed to steal 40GB of data from the company's JIRA server. [...]