Gurugram firm hit by ransomware, hackers demand ?24L Bitcoin
Servers of a Gurugram-based clothing company have reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack, with the hackers demanding about ?24 lakh in Bitcoin. In a police complaint, the company said that it received an email in which the hackers threatened to wipe out all its financial data and bank transactions if it did not meet the demands.
Gurgaon, Jul 7 (PTI) Gurgaon Police today registered an FIR against unknown person in connection with the hacking of a server of a private company here which has been asked for a 15 US bit-coins ransom, equivalent to Rs 25.6 lakh, by hackers. Mattoo Jay Kumar, general manager of Mohan Clothing Pvt Ltd, a garments company located in Udyog Vihar, phase-I here, approached the police yesterday. He told the Cyber Cell of the police that his company has computersied warehouse at IMT Maneser which stopped working around 2 am on June 16. The in-charge of the warehouse immediately informed the top management about the problem. Kumar said when he went to the corporate house in Udyog Vihar to access the situation, he could not understand the actual reason. "The company later received a threatening email in which it was told to transfer the fund in bit-coins form in a specific account," Kumar said in his complaint. 