"Japanese Watchmaker Seiko Breached by BlackCat Ransomware Gang"

The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group has added Seiko to its leak website, claiming responsibility for a cyberattack disclosed by the Japanese company. Seiko is one of the largest and oldest watchmakers in the world, with around 12,000 employees and an annual revenue of more than $1.6 billion. On August 10, 2023, the company published a data breach notice revealing that an unauthorized third party accessed or exfiltrated data from at least a part of its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. The BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack on Seiko, posting samples of the data stolen during the attack. In the listing, the threat actors leak what appear to be production plans, employee passport scans, new model release plans, and specialized lab test results. This article continues to discuss the cyberattack on Seiko and the BlackCat ransomware gang claiming to have been behind it.

Bleeping Computer reports "Japanese Watchmaker Seiko Breached by BlackCat Ransomware Gang"