Whirlpool suffered a cyber attack by the Nefilim ransomware group.
The group stole company's sensitive information like documents regarding employee benefits, medical information requests, background checks, accommodation requests and leaked it on their leak site.
The ransom amount demanded from the firm is uncertain.
Source: https://latesthackingnews.com/2020/12/30/appliances-giant-whirlpool-suffered-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/whirlpool-corporation
"id": "whi204219222",
"linkid": "whirlpool-corporation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Home Appliances',
'name': 'Whirlpool',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unknown',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Employee benefits',
'Medical information requests',
'Background checks',
'Accommodation requests']},
'description': 'Whirlpool suffered a cyber attack by the Nefilim ransomware '
"group. The group stole the company's sensitive information "
'like documents regarding employee benefits, medical '
'information requests, background checks, accommodation '
'requests and leaked it on their leak site. The ransom amount '
'demanded from the firm is uncertain.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Employee benefits',
'Medical information requests',
'Background checks',
'Accommodation requests']},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain, Data Theft',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'ransom_demanded': 'Uncertain',
'ransomware_strain': 'Nefilim'},
'threat_actor': 'Nefilim Ransomware Group',
'title': 'Whirlpool Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}