According to Bleeping Computer , Gigabyte was the target of a ransomware attack last week and are currently being blackmailed with the exposure of 112 GB of the stolen data . The corporation announced that it shut down its IT infrastructure and that a small number of servers were impacted , but there are indications that the attack was more widespread . Multiple websites owned by the company were also affected by the incident , including its support site and elements of the company 's Chinese website . RansomEXX claimed to have taken 112 GB of sensitive internal data as well as information from the American Megatrends Git Repository , among other things . Intel and AMD processors details as well as a debug document are suspected to be among the sensitive info . Although Gigabyte has said it plans to report the theft to authorities , the company did not provide any clues on whether they intend to pay the ransom . The ransom note contains a link to a private page that only the victim is supposed to access to test decrypting a single file and leave an email address so that negotiations for the ransom can begin . Taiwanese motherboard maker Gigabyte has been hit by the RansomEXX ransomware gang , who threaten to publish 112 GB of stolen data unless a ransom is paid . Gigabyte is best known for its motherboards , but also manufactures other computer components and hardware , such as graphics cards , data center servers , laptops , and monitors . The attack occurred late Tuesday night into Wednesday and forced the company to shut down systems in Taiwan . The incident also affected multiple websites of the company , including its support site and portions of the Taiwanese website While Gigabyte has not officially stated what ransomware operation performed the attack , BleepingComputer has learned it was conducted by the RansomEXX gang . When the RansomEXX operators encrypt a network , they will create ransom notes on each encrypted device . These ransom notes contain a link to a non - public page meant to only be accessible to the victim to test the decryption of one file and to leave an email address to begin ransom negotiations . Today , a source sent BleepingComputer a link to a non - public RansomEXX leak page for Gigabytes Technologies , where the threat actors claim to have stolen 112 GB of data during the attack . ;