Security News > 2021 > December > Logistics giant warns of BEC emails following ransomware attack
Hellmann Worldwide is warning customers of an increase in fraudulent calls and emails regarding payment transfer and bank account changes after a recent ransomware attack.
Through an update on its site, Hellmann Worldwide admits that the forensic investigation that followed has confirmed a data breach but are still investigating exactly what was stolen.
Hellmann Worldwide is an international logistics firm with a turnover of 2.53 billion Euros, 263 offices in 56 countries, 10,601 employees, and handles 16 million shipments per year.
Its partner network is even more extensive, encompassing another 20,500 agents in 489 offices, so the opportunities for BEC scammers and phishing actors are practically endless.
Bleeping Computer has found that the actor responsible for the ransomware attack against Hellmann Worldwide is RansomEXX, a threat group currently undergoing a resurgence.
The fact that all this sensitive data is offered for download to anyone is directly relevant to the uptick in fraud calls and emails reported by Hellmann Worldwide.
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