SAN FRANCISCO: The notorious ransomware gang BlackCat also known as ALPHV, has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack disclosed by the Japanese watchmaker Seiko firm earlier this month.
The company on August 10, issued a data breach notification, stating that an unauthorised third party gained access to at least a portion of its IT infrastructure and accessed or exfiltrated data, reports Bleeping Computer. Seiko is one of the world’s largest and most historic watchmakers, with over 12,000 employees and a $1.6 billion annual revenue.
“Seiko Group Corporation has confirmed that on July 28 of this year, the Company suffered a possible data breach. It appears that some as-yet-unidentified party or parties gained unauthorized access to at least one of our servers. Subsequently, on August 2, we commissioned a team of external cybersecurity experts to investigate and assess the situation,” Seiko said in a notice. (IANS)
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