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Compal, the Taiwanese giant laptop manufacturer hit by ransomware

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The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. It is the second-largest contract laptop manufacturer in the world behind Quanta Computer. Acer, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard and Fujitsu. It also licenses brands of its clients.

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Chinese Android phones shipped with malware-laced WhatsApp, Telegram apps

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Doctor Web warns that the attackers gained access to the supply chain of a number of Chinese manufacturers of Android-based smartphones. A third of the models listed below are manufactured under the SHOWJI brand.“ The kits analyzed by the company are commercialized by many manufacturers including Huawei, Lenovo and Xiaomi.

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TIDRONE APT targets drone manufacturers in Taiwan

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Trend Micro spotted an allegedly China-linked threat actor, tracked TIDRONE, targeting drone manufacturers in Taiwan. The attacks were detected in Taiwan and mostly targeted military-related industries, specifically the manufacturer of drones. “we investigated TIDRONE , a threat actor linked to Chinese-speaking groups.

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Power semiconductor component manufacturer Semikron suffered a ransomware attack

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Semikron, a German-based independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components, suffered a ransomware cyberattck. The company is investigating the security breach with the help of external cyber security and forensic experts. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Airplane manufacturer Bombardier has disclosed a security breach, data leaked online

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Hackers posted data stolen from manufacturer of business jets Bombardier on Clop ransomware leak site following alleged FTA hack. Bombardier pointed out that manufacturing and customer support operations have not been impacted. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Sierra Wireless halted production at its manufacturing sites due to ransomware attack

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Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Sierra Wireless announced it has halted its production at manufacturing facilities due to the ransomware attack, it is currently working to restart the production “soon.”.

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Alphv group claims the hack of Clarion, a global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars

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The Alphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles. The Alphv ransomware group added Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles, to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.