WhiteArmor demands $5 million from Maersk, claims 100GB theft
Original title: WhiteArmor Demands $5 Million from Maersk, Claims Theft of 100GB of Data
Maersk says the intrusion was limited to one acquired legacy system and that findings suggest no sensitive data was disclosed.
WhiteArmor demanded a $5 million Bitcoin ransom from A.P. Moller Maersk and gave the company 30 days to pay, according to a report cited by DataBreaches.net. The group claims it stole about 100 GB from the OCF/LF Logistics platform. Maersk said on November 11 that it found unauthorized access and data extraction on one local legacy system inherited from an acquisition, with no indicated impact on other Maersk, customer or partner systems.
Unconfirmed: The 100 GB theft and ransom demand are WhiteArmor claims; Maersk says findings strongly suggest no sensitive data was disclosed.
- The leak site cites former LF Logistics fulfilment work for large consumer brands.
- Maersk said the incident is isolated and integrations such as APIs and EDI were not affected.
- WhiteArmor asked for payment in Bitcoin within 30 days.
Impact: Unauthorized access and data extraction from a legacy system
- Products
- OCF/LF Logistics
- Threat actors
- WhiteArmor
- Victims
- A.P. Moller Maersk
- Countries
- Denmark
From the original article
2 min read at databreaches.netPierluigi Paganini reports: A. P. Moller Maersk, the Danish shipping giant, says it identified an IT security incident involving unauthorized access and data extraction from one of its local legacy systems, one inherited from a previous acquisition.
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