FBI: Nashville company Asurion paid $300K ransom after private data was stolen

guest · Aug 13, 2019

FBI: Nashville company Asurion paid $300K ransom after private data was stolen
August 13, 2019
https://eu.tennessean.com/story/new...vate-data-identity-theft-fbi-says/1986310001/

A Nashville corporation paid at least $300,000 in ransom to a extortionist who claimed he stole private info of thousands of employees and more than a million customers, according to new court records from an ongoing FBI investigation.
Asurion, a global phone insurance and tech support company headquartered in the city, confirmed the breach but said it believes the suspect took less information than he claimed.

The extortionist threatened to leak this information to newspapers and competing companies if he was not paid a $350,000 ransom in bitcoin within 24 hours, the court records state. Asurion paid most of that ransom in installments earlier this month,records state.

"At this point, there is no evidence to suggest that sensitive customer data has been compromised," Miller said. "Based on our review, the person had limited information regarding a small number of employees, as well as general company information. We are supporting our employees through identity theft protection services."
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