A server room — but not Canon`s
Canon can`t catch a break. According to a report from BleepingComputer, Canon has been hit by a ransomware attack that`s resulted in more than 10TB (yes, terabytes) of data being taken from Canon servers.
In a detailed report, BleepingComputer says known ransomware group ‘Maze` has taken credit for the attack, which has affected nearly every facet of the company, both internal and consumer-facing. BleepingComputer also reports Canon`s IT department has sent out a company-wide message that reads:
`Message from IT Service Center
Attention: Canon USA is experiencing widesrpead system issues, affecting multiple applications, Teams, Email and other systems may not be available at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience — a status update will be provided as soon as possible.`
A number of the below domains from Canon show this error when attempting to visit.
At this time, the following domains of Canon are being affected:
www.canonusa.com
www.canonbroadcast.com
b2cweb.usa.canon.com
canondv.com
canobeam.com
canoneos.com
bjc8200.com
canonhdec.com
bjc8500.com
usa.canon.com
imagerunner.com
multispot.com
canoncamerashop.com
canoncctv.com
canonhelp.com
bjc-8500.com
canonbroadcast.com
imageland.net
consumer.usa.canon.com
bjc-8200.com
bjc3000.com
downloadlibrary.usa.canon.com
www.cusa.canon.com
www.canondv.com
BleepingComputer also shared a partial screenshot it claims is ‘the alleged Canon ransom note.` Maze, the ransomware operators claiming to be behind the attack, says it stole 10TB of data, private databases and more, but failed to provide any information on how much of a ransom it`s asking and proof of what was taken.
The recent issues with Canon`s cloud-based media platform, image.canon, are unrelated to this ransomware attack, according to Maze.
BleepingComputer describes Maze as ‘an enterprise-targeting human-operated ransomware that c ...
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