Security News > 2021 > April > REvil ransomware gang claims it stole top-secret tech designs – including Apple lappies – from Quanta Computer

An entity claiming to represent ransomware gang REvil says it has accessed "Large quantities of confidential drawings and gigabytes of personal data" from Quanta Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese manufacturer that builds laptops and other gadgets for the likes of Apple, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, and plenty of other top-tier tech companies.

REvil said it is "Negotiating the sale" of the trove "With several major brands" and is sitting on data describing Apple's Watch, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro, plus the Lenovo ThinkPad Z60m. The post announcing the alleged crack includes technical drawings of a laptop that bear Apple's logo.

The gang appears to have released the data to extract cash from Apple as its post stated: "In order not to wait for the upcoming Apple presentations, today we, the REvil group, will provide data on the upcoming releases of the company so beloved by many."

This new extortion attempt is a change of tack for the gang, if indeed the post is the work of REvil.

The Register has not been able to find a public response to the claims from Quanta, or other companies mentioned in the post.

Apple certainly seems unperturbed - it went right ahead and launched new pastel-coloured kit today.

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