Schneider Electric data breach by Hellcat Ransomware Gang

[VincaSec]

A well-known French multinational company, Schneider Electric, has suffered a massive data breach by the ransomware group known as Hellcat. The group claims that they have stolen compressed data worth 40 GB. Schneider Electric is an energy giant with more than 100,000 employees globally and reported revenue of $39 billion last year.

Out of the very norm, the Hellcat group demands that the ransom amount of $125,000 must be paid in baguettes; yes, you heard it right, baguettes as in bread. Many firms reached out to Schneider to give a statement if the Hellcat group plans to settle for cryptocurrency or other payment methods, but they have declined to provide any further statement. The official statement from the Hellcat group was posted on the X platform (formerly Twitter) in the following words:

https://www.sangfor.com/blog/cybersecuri...mware-gang