Foxconn confirms Mexico facility was hit by a ransomware attack
On May 31, a ransomware group using Lockbit 2.0 attacked Foxconn's factory in Tijuana, threatening to divulge sensitive information if the company didn't pay a ransom by June 11. The ransom amount is unknown but could be in the tens of millions, judging by past attacks.
Foxconn has just confirmed that one of its production plants got hit by a ransomware attack in late May, disrupting production. The company didn't disclose who the perpetrators were, but a cybercrime group using the Lockbit 2.0 ransomware has already claimed responsibility.
The affected factory is located in Tijuana, on the border with San Diego, California, and it mainly manufactures LCD TVs for the Americas region. Foxconn bought the facility from Sony back in 2009. A company spokesperson claimed that its cybersecurity team is carrying out a data recovery plan and that the factory is slowly ramping up production capacity back to normal. It's unknown whether this means that Foxconn managed to mitigate the attack independently or if it reached an agreement with the criminals.
