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On Wednesday 2nd June, Fujifilm released a short statement to reveal the illegitimate infiltration of its server by foreign parties. However, it did not specify that whether the ransomware component used in the attack was recognized, whether any information was exfiltrated from its Internet, or whether attackers approached them for a ransom.
Earlier on 4th June, Japan’s global Fujifilm group formally announced that perhaps a ransomware attack that impacted corporate operational activities had been committed earlier in this week.
“FUJIFILM Corporation is currently carrying out an investigation into possible unauthorized access to its server from outside of the company. As part of this investigation, the network is partially shut down and disconnected from external correspondence,” stated Fujifilm.
In various interactions with Fujifilm employees though, it looked internally that ransomware was responsible for the attack and that the business had to disconnect pieces of its network around the world.
Fujifilm advised their staff to shut down their laptops and all other servers immediately at roughly 10:00 AM EST on Tuesday. The network failure also blocked the email, the billing system, and the reporting system from being accessed. Fujifilm has also incorporated warning to its consumers of disruption of their operation to alert their customers.
Whereas the ransomware gang behind the attack has still not been named, the REvil ransomware campaign is tho
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