Security News > 2023 > April > Taiwanese PC Company MSI Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack
Taiwanese PC company MSI officially confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack on its systems.
The company said it "Promptly" initiated incident response and recovery measures after detecting "Network anomalies." It also said it alerted law enforcement agencies of the matter.
"Currently, the affected systems have gradually resumed normal operations, with no significant impact on financial business," the company said in a brief notice shared on Friday.
MSI is further urging users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from its official website, and refrain from downloading files from other sources.
The disclosure comes as a new ransomware gang known as Money Message added the company to its list of victims.
"The group utilizes a double extortion technique to target its victims, which involves exfiltrating the victim's data before encrypting it," Cyble noted in an analysis published this week.
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