KADOKAWA / Niconico BlackSuit ransomware (2024)
Phishing access let BlackSuit (Russian-linked) encrypt KADOKAWA's infrastructure and the Niconico video-sharing platform, taking services offline for two months. KADOKAWA paid ~$2.9M in cryptocurrency — and BlackSuit leaked the stolen 1.5 TB anyway.
- Victim
- KADOKAWA Corporation
- Loss
- $2.9M
- Records
- 254.2K