Foxconn confirms cyberattack hit some North American factories: hackers claim to have stolen 8TB of data, including Apple and Nvidia files

Foxconn suffers ransomware attack affecting several US facilities, forcing some employees to use pen and paper or stay home.
The Nitrogen Group claimed responsibility, claiming to have stolen 8TB of confidential data and published it on their leak site.
The stolen files reportedly include technical documents and schematics related to Intel, Apple, Google, Dell, Nvidia, etc.

Foxconn has confirmed that it recently suffered a ransomware attack in which the company reportedly lost terabytes of sensitive information.

The attack apparently affected several facilities across the United States and even forced some employees to return to pen and paper for their daily operations. Others were sent home until the problem was resolved.

A company spokesperson confirmed the incident, but declined to share key details. Therefore, we do not know which facilities were hit, how many people were affected, or what type of data was stolen in the raid.

Nitrogen claims infringement

“The cybersecurity team immediately activated the response mechanism and implemented several operational measures to ensure continuity of production and deliveries. The affected factories are currently resuming normal production,” the spokesperson said.

In the United States, Foxconn operates factories in Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Indiana.

A ransomware group called Nitrogen claimed responsibility for the breach, claiming to have stolen eight terabytes of data and millions of technical information files from several leading technology companies.

Specifically, the stolen data reportedly includes confidential instructions, internal project documentation, and technical drawings related to projects at Intel, Apple, Google, Dell, and Nvidia, among others. Nitrogen also claimed to have stolen schematics and confidential customer documents, all of which were allegedly published on its “shame site”.

The attack reportedly began on Friday, when employees reported Wi-Fi connection issues. Some were sent to work from home, while others were given pens and paper.

Foxconn has a long history of ransomware attacks. At the end of May 2022, the company confirmed a ransomware incident in one of its production plants based in Mexico and before that, the same thing happened in December 2020. The first attack was carried out by DoppelPaymer and the second by LockBit. Both groups are now extinct.

Via The file