Ransomware attack hits top chipmaker Nexperia, huge hoard of data set to be leaked

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Top chipmaker Nexperia suffered a ransomware attack last month which saw threat actors get away with a terabyte of sensitive corporate data. "Nexperia has become aware that an unauthorized third party accessed certain Nexperia IT servers in March 2024," the company said in a statement shared with BleepingComputer . "We promptly took action and disconnected the affected systems from the internet to contain the incident and implemented extensive mitigation." The company later brought in third-party security experts to determine the nature and the scope of the incident, and took “strong measures” to terminate the unauthorized access. Dark Angels In the...