Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-03-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: Acer
Affected country: Taiwan (Province of China)
Industry: Manufacturing
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: REvil
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: Acer is attacked by the REvil ransomware threat actors, who demand a $50 million ransom.