MSI Confirms Breach as Ransomware Gang Claims Responsibility

MSI has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a ransomware gang claimed it stole files from the PC maker. The company published a Taiwanese stock exchange filing about experiencing a âoecyber attack,â although the company is thin on details. From a report: 'After detecting some information systems being attacked by hackers, MSI's IT department has initiated information security defense mechanism and recovery procedures,' the PC maker said. The company also reported the incident to authorities. MSI didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, making it unclear whether customer data is affected. But in the stock exchange filing, the PC maker says it anticipates the breach having 'no significant impact' on its financials or operations. A new ransomware group called Money Message claims it breached the PC maker to steal the company's source code, including the framework for the BIOS used in MSI products.

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