YKK, the world leader in the production of lightning, has confirmed that its American units recently became the goal of hackers, but said that she was able to prevent the threat before any damage was caused.
The Tokyo Corporation did not specify whether it was an attack by extortionists, but the company representative said that after the attack on its networks in the United States, the cybersecurity team “eliminated the threat before sensitive information or confidential data was stolen”. >
“The incident did not affect our activities or the ability to serve our customers,” said Jessica Kenneth Kork, vice president of corporate communications of the American unit YKK.
YKK has more than 44 thousand employees around the world and an annual income of more than $ 6 billion. The company is the largest zipper manufacturer in the world, but also produces industrial equipment, plastic products and much more.
“There is no evidence that personal, financial information or intellectual property was compromised. We are seriously treated with cybersecurity and thank our partners for confidence in YKK,” added Cork.
The company did not answer additional questions about the nature of the cyber attack and whether the redemption requirements were presented. However, on June 2, the extortion group Lockbit posted the company on its leakage website, threatening to publish the data stolen from YKK, on June 16, if a cash ransom is not paid. It turns out that the hackers still managed to steal important information from the company?
Publishing on the website of the LockBit extortion gang
In 2023, Lockbit did not stop its attacks, aiming at completely different organizations, from churches to transport companies, sheriff departments and city governments. Recently, hackers stole the personal information of almost nine million people throughout the United States.