The optical and digital reprography technology manufacturer Olympus was targeted by the BlackMatter ransomware group.
The attack impacted its Europe, Middle East, and Africa servers and disrupted the operations in the areas.
However, the attack was immediately contained and all data transfers in the suspected systems were suspended and servers were secured.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/olympus
"id": "oly15722322",
"linkid": "olympus",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Optical and Digital Reprography '
'Technology',
'location': ['Europe', 'Middle East', 'Africa'],
'name': 'Olympus',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'description': 'The optical and digital reprography technology manufacturer '
'Olympus was targeted by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The '
'attack impacted its Europe, Middle East, and Africa servers '
'and disrupted the operations in the areas. However, the '
'attack was immediately contained and all data transfers in '
'the suspected systems were suspended and servers were '
'secured.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Europe', 'Middle East', 'Africa']},
'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'BlackMatter'},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Suspended all data transfers in the '
'suspected systems',
'Secured servers']},
'threat_actor': 'BlackMatter',
'title': 'BlackMatter Ransomware Attack on Olympus',
'type': 'Ransomware'}