Foxconn, the electronics manufacturing giant that produces devices and components for major tech companies, including Apple, Google, Nvidia, Sony, and others, has confirmed that it was recently hit by a cyberattack that may have affected some of its factories.
In a statement shared with media outlets on Monday, Foxconn said the attack impacted facilities in North America. The company added that the affected factories are now in the process of returning to normal production.
The ransomware group Nitrogen has claimed responsibility for the breach. The gang posted Foxconn on its dark web leak site, a platform commonly used by ransomware groups to pressure victims into paying. In many cases, if a company refuses to pay, the hackers publish the stolen data online.
Nitrogen claims it stole more than 11 million files from Foxconn. The group says the stolen data includes confidential information linked to Foxconn customers such as Apple, Dell, Google, Intel, Nvidia, and others. To support its claims, the hackers published several images that appear to show product schematics, guidelines, and bank statements.
Nitrogen is known as a double-extortion ransomware group. This means the hackers not only encrypt files and make them inaccessible to the victim, but also steal data before doing so. That gives the group another way to pressure companies by threatening to leak the stolen information if payment is not made.
Foxconn did not immediately respond to specific questions about the attack.
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