Laptop manufacturer Compal attacked by DoppelPaymer ransomware

One of the largest manufacturers of Taiwan's laptops Compal Electronics suffered from the Doppelpaymer-Sipper virus. Hackers demand $17 Milln for decoding files.

COMPAL ELECTronics - a large developer and manufacturer of laptops, which are licensed by various companies, in including Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo и Acer. The attack on the company's information systems took place 7 and 8 November, However, the factory management did not immediately recognize the fact of infection.

“Lu Qinsyun (Lu Qingxiong) talked about that, that there were problems in the work of the office information system. The company suspected hackers interference and made every effort to restore performance. No letters with the requirements of redemption were received ", - writes the local edition of UDN.

Bleeping Computer reports, that the computer systems Compal were hacked by the Doppelpaymer group. On the Doppelpaymer website, a payment requirement has been posted in the darknet 1 100 BTC to decrypt COMPAL files. At the current course, the ransom is $16.7 million.

Hackers use administrator rights in Windows networks to spread the virus, and when the domain controller of the network is infected, then the installation of the virus begins on all computers. Earlier, Doppelpaymer hackers hacked the information systems of the American city of Torrans.