Security News > 2021 > February > Kia Motors America suffers ransomware attack, $20 million ransom
Kia Motors America has suffered a ransomware attack by the DoppelPaymer gang, demanding $20 million for a decryptor and not to leak stolen data.
Kia Motors America is headquartered in Irvine, California, and is a Kia Motors Corporation subsidiary.
Kia I went to the Kia dealership in Arizona and signed a new lease, yet the manager told me your computers have been down for 3 days due to Ransomware and has affected Kia all over the USA. Can't get my car for ???? Now what?
When we contacted Kia Motors America yesterday about these outages and ransomware reports, KMA told us that they were working on resolving the outage.
Today, BleepingComputer obtained a ransom note that we were told was created during an alleged Kia Motors America cyberattack by the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang.
Update 2/17/21: In a statement to BleepingComputer, Kia Motors America has stated that they have seen no evidence that they have suffered a "Ransomware" attack.
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