Updated on 2022-10-10: ADATA update

Chipmaker ADATA denied that it suffered a security breach after earlier this week, the RansomHouse extortion group leaked a trove of files it claimed to have stolen from the company. ADATA said the leaked data was the same that was stolen in a ransomware attack last year. Read more: ADATA denies RansomHouse cyberattack, says leaked data from 2021 breach

Overview: Suspected ADATA breach

The operators of the RandomHouse data extortion group claimed on early Wednesday to have breached Taiwanese hardware vendor ADATA. If confirmed, this would mark the second time the company gets hacked after suffering a ransomware attack by the RagnarLocker gang last year. Read more: Adata Attacked by Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group, Data Reportedly Stolen

ADATA Technology of Taiwan has been breached by RansomHouse. ADATA main products are memory and storage devices including USB flashes and solid state drives.

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— Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) October 5, 2022

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