10. June 2021

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ADATA, a Taiwan-based leading memory and storage manufacturer, was forced to take its systems offline after a ransomware attack crippled its network in late May. 

ADATA is known for manufacturing superior DRAM memory modules, NAND nonvolatile storage cards, mobile accessories, gaming products, diversion products, wattage trains, and industrial solutions.

ADATA admitted in an email to Bleeping Computer that it was hit by a ransomware attack on May 23, 2021, and responded by shutting down the impacted systems and notifying all relevant international authorities of the ransomware attack. However, the firm claims that its business operations are no longer disrupted and that it is busy restoring the affected devices. 

ADATA didn’t offer info on the ransomware operation behind the incident or any ransom demands. However, Bleeping Computer says that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has already taken the responsibility for the ADATA attack. In fact, Ragnar Locker says that they have allegedly taken one 1.5TB of sensitive information from ADATA’s computers before deploying the ransomware.