French clothes retailer Damart, which operates over 130 locations worldwide targeted by the ransomware attack, after being targeted by the Hive ransomware group in a hack.
The company's activities have been hindered and some of its systems have been encrypted.
Damart reported the event to the national police and took action to prevent such incidents in the future.
The individual behind the hack demanded $2 million in order to return the files but the company denied to pay.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/damartex-uk-limited
"id": "dam096922",
"linkid": "damartex-uk-limited",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Clothing',
'name': 'Damart',
'size': 'Over 130 locations worldwide',
'type': 'Retailer'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
'description': 'French clothes retailer Damart, which operates over 130 '
'locations worldwide, was targeted by the Hive ransomware '
"group. The company's activities have been hindered and some "
'of its systems have been encrypted. Damart reported the event '
'to the national police and took action to prevent such '
'incidents in the future. The individual behind the hack '
'demanded $2 million to return the files, but the company '
'denied to pay.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Activities hindered'],
'systems_affected': ['Some of its systems']},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
'ransom_demanded': '$2 million',
'ransom_paid': 'No',
'ransomware_strain': 'Hive'},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes'},
'threat_actor': 'Hive ransomware group',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Damart',
'type': 'Ransomware'}