Hackers Demand $125,000 In Baguettes Instead Of Crypto.
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The French industrial giant Schneider Electric is facing a new cyberattack, the third in two years. The hacker group “Hellcat” threatens to disclose 40 GB of sensitive data, initially demanding an unusual ransom of 125,000 dollars in baguettes before changing their demand to a payment in Monero crypto.
Hackers prefer ransom in bread rather than in crypto
On November 7, 2024, Schneider Electric confirmed being the target of a cyberattack aimed at one of its internal project tracking platforms. A group of hackers, operating under the name “Hellcat” and represented…