Taiwanese PC company MSI (short for Micro-Star International) has officially admitted that its systems were hit by a cyberattack.
The company said it “promptly” initiated incident response and recovery measures after detecting a “network anomaly.” It also said it had alerted law enforcement agencies to the matter.
However, MSI did not provide details on when the attack took place and whether it involved the exfiltration of sensitive information, including source code.
“Affected systems are now gradually resuming normal operations and there is no significant impact on financial business,” the company said in a brief notice shared on Friday.
In regulatory filings filed with the Taiwan Stock Exchange, it said it is tightening controls over its network and infrastructure to ensure data security.
MSI further encourages users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from official websites and not download files from other sources.
The disclosure comes after a new ransomware gang known as Money Message has added the company to its list of victims.the attacker is spotlighted End of last month by Zscaler.
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In an analysis published this week, Cyble said, “The group uses double extortion techniques to target victims, including stealing the victim’s data before encrypting it.” If not, the group will upload the data to the leak site.”
The development comes a month after Acer confirmed its own breach that led to the theft of 160 GB of confidential data. Advertised on March 6, 2023 and sold on the now defunct BreachForums.
