Security News > 2021 > April > Leading cosmetics group Pierre Fabre hit with $25 million ransomware attack
Leading French pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre suffered a REvil ransomware attack where the threat actors initially demanded a $25 million ransom, BleepingComputer learned today.
Pierre Fabre is the second largest pharmaceutical group in France and the second largest dermo-cosmetics laboratory globally.
With over 10,000 worldwide, Pierre Fabre developers a wide variety of products ranging from chemotherapy drugs to skincare products.
At the time, Pierre Fabre did not reveal what type of cyberattack they suffered.
BleepingComputer has confirmed that Pierre Fabre suffered a ransomware attack by a hacking group known as REvil/Sodinokibi.
While we still do not have many details regarding the attack, BleepingComputer was recently sent a link for a REvil Tor payment page allegedly from the Pierre Fabre ransomware attack.
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