Security News > 2021 > February > Kia outage may be the result of ransomware

A week-long outage for Kia is reportedly connected to a ransomware attack from the DoppelPaymer gang, says BleepingComputer.

Kia Motors America may have been hit by a ransomware attack that has taken down some of its key customer-facing services.

The outage seemingly began on Saturday as the Kia Owners Portal went offline, showing an error that Kia was "Experiencing an IT service outage that has impacted some internal networks."

On Wednesday, a follow-up story from BleepingComputer reported that Kia had been the victim of a ransomware attack by the DoppelPaymer gang.

The official response from Kia Motors America so far disputes any report of a ransomware attack.

In its statement, Kia Motors responded to such speculation: "At this time, and based on the best and most current information, we can confirm that we have no evidence that Kia or any Kia data is subject to a ransomware attack."

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