Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes

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Not posted April 1st.
Jessica Lyons
Tue 5 Nov 2024

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/schneider_electric_cybersecurity_incident

Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed data — and demanded the French multinational energy management company pay $125,000 in baguettes or else see its sensitive customer and operational information leaked.

And yes, you read that right: payment in baguettes. As in bread.

Schneider Electric declined to answer The Register's specific questions about the intrusion, including if the attackers really want $125,000 in baguettes or if they would settle for cryptocurrency.

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This is Schneider Electric's third breach in less than two years. In February, Cactus ransomware infected the corporation's Sustainability Business division. And in June 2023, the French giant was among the thousands of organizations and millions of individuals whose data was stolen by the CL0P ransomware crew in the MOVEit attacks.

Register play on words: The miscreants also promised to delete the data as long as the French firm hands over the dough.