Security News > 2020 > November > Leading toy maker Mattel hit by ransomware

Toy industry giant Mattel disclosed that they suffered a ransomware attack in July that impacted some of its business functions but did not lead to data theft.

In a 10-Q form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mattel disclosed that it suffered a ransomware attack on July 28th, 2020.

"On July 28, 2020, Mattel discovered that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on its information technology systems that caused data on a number of systems to be encrypted. Promptly upon detection of the attack, Mattel began enacting its response protocols and taking a series of measures to stop the attack and restore impacted systems. Mattel believes it has contained the attack and, although some business functions were temporarily impacted, Mattel was able to restore its critical operations.," the toymaker stated in their filing.

After conducting their investigation, Mattel does not believe that any data was stolen during the ransomware attack.

The filing does not indicate what ransomware operation was responsible for the attack, but a source told BleepingComputer that Mattel suffered a TrickBot infection in July.

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