Kawasaki Motors Europe Battles Cyberattack: RansomHub Threatens Data Leak

Kawasaki Motors Europe is recovering from a cyberattack by the RansomHub ransomware gang, which threatens to leak 487 GB of stolen data. The company is cleaning its systems and estimates 90% restoration by next week.

Hot Take:

When motorcycles and cyberattacks collide, the real ride-or-die moment is whether your IT team can outrun ransomware! Kawasaki Motors Europe just took a pit stop to clean up some digital debris. Vroom, vroom, hackers—better luck next time!

Key Points:

  • Kawasaki Motors Europe (KME) recently faced a cyberattack by the RansomHub ransomware gang.
  • The attack resulted in temporary server isolation and a thorough cleansing process of all data and systems.
  • KME collaborated with external cybersecurity experts for system recovery and expects 90% restoration by next week.
  • RansomHub claims to have stolen 487 GB of data and threatens to leak it if demands aren’t met.
  • Despite the attack, business operations related to dealerships, suppliers, and logistics remain unaffected.

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