Security News > 2020 > November > Media Production Giant Banijay Hit by Ransomware
Banijay, one of the world's largest media production and distribution companies, last week disclosed a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the theft of sensitive information.
A global production giant was created earlier this year when France-based Banijay completed the acquisition of Endemol Shine for $2.2 billion from Disney and private equity group Apollo.
Banijay says it's home to more than 120 production companies across over 20 countries.
In a notification posted last week, Banijay said the cyber incident impacted "Pre-existing Endemol Shine Group and Endemol Shine International networks" in the UK and the Netherlands.
The file-encrypting ransomware DoppelPaymer emerged in the summer of 2019 and in February 2020 its operators launched a leak website where they have been publishing data stolen from companies that don't pay the ransom.