Pendragon Group

Pendragon Group

Pendragon Group, a car dealer in the U.K was targeted in a ransomware attack by the LockBit ransomware gang.

They identified suspicious activity on part of our IT system and the company's IT team reacted immediately to the attack.

The hackers demanded tens of millions of dollars around $60 million in ransom before a deadline under the threat of publishing stolen data.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pendragon-car-dealer-refuses-60-million-lockbit-ransomware-demand/

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pendragon-group

"id": "pen2152291022",
"linkid": "pendragon-group",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
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                        'location': 'U.K.',
                        'name': 'Pendragon Group',
                        'type': 'Business'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True},
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                'million in ransom before a deadline under the threat of '
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 'motivation': 'Financial',
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 'threat_actor': 'LockBit ransomware gang',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Pendragon Group',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}
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