Almost 500GB of data allegedly leaked in RansomHub attack on Kawasaki
Kawasaki Motors Europe confirms it is recovering from a cyberattack
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Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) has confirmed it was the victim of a recentransomwareattack which caused significant service disruptions as the criminals threatened to release stolen data.
“At the start of September, Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) was the subject of a cyberattack which, although not successful, resulted in the company’s servers being temporarily isolated until a strategic recovery plan was initiated later on the same day," the company said in a statement.
Since the attack, notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group RansomHub has leaked 478GB of data, which it claims belongs to the KME website. Critical business documents like banking records, internal communications, dealership details, and financial information were exposed.
Big hitters
The exposed data was posted on the gang’s extortion site on the dark web, which suggests that KME refused to pay the ransom demanded by the group.
RansomHub has risen to prominence since its conception in February of 2024, as it has become one of the most prolific RaaS groups, claiming 75 ransom attacks in Q2 of 2024. Amongst its victims arehigh level targetslike Change Healthcare and Planned Parenthood.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) released an advisory warning of the threat actor and its tactics, outlining indicators of compromise (IoC) in an effort to mitigate the risks for potential targets.
Not only is the number of RaaS groups on the rise, but the ransom demands are ballooning, with the average attackerrequesting a staggering $1.5 millionin return for a company’s own stolen data. This number was just $200,000 in 2023, which points to the power of ransomware groups and the damage they can cause to an organization.
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Ellen has been writing for almost four years, with a focus on post-COVID policy whilst studying for BA Politics and International Relations at the University of Cardiff, followed by an MA in Political Communication. Before joining TechRadar Pro as a Junior Writer, she worked for Future Publishing’s MVC content team, working with merchants and retailers to upload content.
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