Ubisoft thwarts ransomware attack after being hacked
Ubisoft was hacked. It later emerged that a ransomware attack targeting Ubisoft had been thwarted.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ubisoft
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Attempted ransomware attack
- Location
- France
Timeline
- The hacking of Ubisoft came to light.
- It emerged that a ransomware attack targeting Ubisoft had been thwarted.
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