Security News > 2020 > October > Software AG hit with ransomware: Crooks leak staffers' passports, want millions for stolen files

Software AG has seemingly been hit by ransomware, with the German IT giant itself telling the Euro nation's stock market it had been "Affected by a malware attack."

In a notification to the German stock market published earlier this week, Software AG said: "The IT infrastructure of Software AG is affected by a malware attack since the evening of 3 October 2020.".

"While services to its customers, including its cloud-based services, remain unaffected, as a result, Software AG has shut down the internal systems in a controlled manner in accordance with the company's internal security regulations," the firm's note to the stock market continued.

Brett Callow, a threat analyst with ransomware specialist firm Emsisoft, told The Register that the Clop ransomware variant, thought to have been used in this attack, is relatively new.

We understand the ransom demand against Software AG runs into millions of dollars and will update this article if the company gives any more details.

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