Ransomware attack claimed on South Korean parts maker, data leak confirmed
The Lynx ransomware gang claimed it attacked S, a South Korean manufacturer of household appliance and secondary battery components, and released more than 12 GB of data on 11 February 2025. The company acknowledged that some information from a specific department of an affiliate had been leaked. The company's real name has not been disclosed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Leak of some information from a specific department of an affiliate; attackers released more than 12 GB of data
- Cause / method
- Attack claimed by the Lynx ransomware gang
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- Lynx claimed an attack on South Korean parts maker S and released more than 12 GB of data.
- It emerged that S had acknowledged the leak of some information from a specific department of an affiliate.
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