Security News > 2023 > December > Kraft Heinz suggests we simmer down about Snatch ransomware attack claims
The Kraft Heinz Company says its systems are all up and running as usual as it probes claims that some of its data was stolen by ransomware crooks.
Kraft Heinz, which owns a ton of food and beverage brands including Oscar Meyer, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Maxwell House, and Grey Poupon, declined to answer our specific questions about the Snatch extortion gang's boasts that it had compromised the manufacturer and obtained internal information.
Presumably Snatch is expecting a pay off or it'll release the data.
Snatch, a ransomware-as-a-service operation, claimed yesterday on its website it breached Kraft Heinz's IT infrastructure back in August.
In addition to encrypting victims' Microsoft Windows systems, Snatch affiliates usually steal data and use double-extortion tactics to try to force the compromised organization into paying the ransom demand.
It's worth taking a look to avoid getting data snatched by Snatch or at least detect an intrusion.
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