Kia America

Kia America

The systems at Kia Motors America suffered DoppelPaymer ransomware attack.

The attack affected dealer and customer-facing systems including Mobile UVO link apps, payment services, phone services, owner portal.

The attackers demanded about $20 million worth of Bitcoin to decrypt files and not leak the sensitive data online.

Source: https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/kia-motors-america-suffers-a-20-million-suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-attack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/kia-america

"id": "kia2241322",
"linkid": "kia-america",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "02/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
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                        'name': 'Kia Motors America',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'description': 'The systems at Kia Motors America suffered a DoppelPaymer '
                'ransomware attack. The attack affected dealer and '
                'customer-facing systems including Mobile UVO link apps, '
                'payment services, phone services, owner portal. The attackers '
                'demanded about $20 million worth of Bitcoin to decrypt files '
                'and not leak the sensitive data online.',
 'impact': {'systems_affected': ['dealer systems',
                                 'customer-facing systems',
                                 'Mobile UVO link apps',
                                 'payment services',
                                 'phone services',
                                 'owner portal']},
 'motivation': 'Financial',
 'ransomware': {'ransom_demanded': '20 million USD worth of Bitcoin',
                'ransomware_strain': 'DoppelPaymer'},
 'title': 'DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack on Kia Motors America',
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