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Known customers of Quanta Computer include some of the biggest laptop vendors in the world, such as HP, Dell, Microsoft, Toshiba, LG, Lenovo, and many others, according to the report.įiles leaked today show schematics for Macbook laptops, none of which are particularly sensitive nor appear to include anything beyond assembly information and technical details. We recommend that Apple buy back the available data by May 1." The REvil operators said in the message that "Our team is negotiating the sale of large quantities of confidential drawings and gigabytes of personal data with several major brands. Reached out for comment, "Apple said it was looking into the incident and had nothing to share at the moment". "In a message posted on a dark web portal, the REvil gang said that Quanta refused to pay to get its stolen data back and, as a result, the REvil operators have now decided to go after the company's primary customer instead," the report said late on Wednesday.Īccording to report, Quanta refused to pay the $50 million ransom for the data. The hackers claimed that they have Apple product data after breaching Quanta Computer, a Taiwanese company that is the biggest laptop manufacturer in the world. REvil is a Russian hacking group that's also known by the name Sodinokibi. Files leaked on the Dark Web show "schematics for Macbook laptops". The cybercriminals timed the attack to coincide with Apple's "Spring Loaded" event.