Security News > 2022 > January > Fashion giant Moncler confirms data breach after ransomware attack
Italian luxury fashion giant Moncler confirmed that they suffered a data breach after files were stolen by the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware operation in December and published today on the dark web.
Today, in a statement shared with Bleeping Computer, Moncler confirmed that some data related to its employees, former employees, suppliers, consultants, business partners, and customers was leaked today by the AlphaV ransomware operation.
"With regard to information linked to customers, the company informs that no data relating to credit cards or other means of payment have been exfiltrated, as the company does not store such data on its systems." explains the statement shared with BleepingComputer.
Finally, the company reiterated that they have informed company stakeholders and the Italian Data Protection Authority about the attack.
Today, the ALPHV ransomware gang published Moncler's data on their data leak and also indicated that they demanded $3 million not to publish the data.
The ransomware gang is now attempting to sell the data of "Rich customers" to other threat actors.
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