On June 3, Fujifilm partially shut down its servers in response to a ransomware attack. The company has reportedly heard from the hackers but is refus

Fujifilm Refuses Ransomware Demands, Will Restore Servers Via Backups | PetaPixel

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2021-06-08 17:30:07

On June 3, Fujifilm partially shut down its servers in response to a ransomware attack. The company has reportedly heard from the hackers but is refusing to pay their ransom demands and will instead rely on backups to restore its servers.

According to a report on Verdict, Fujfilm has refused to pay the ransom demands and has already gotten its computer systems in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa back online and “fully operational.”

Some deliveries were partially halted due to the attack and lost access to some of its servers, but held fast and denied requests demanded by the ransomware gang. The company told Verdict that it had “sufficient backups in place as part of its normal operation procedure” and therefore did not need to pay the ransom to regain access to the stolen data.

Refusing ransoms like this is not just a matter of getting data back, however. Ransomware hackers will not only hold that data hostage, but often also threaten to release the information publicly if the demands are not met. However, Fujifilm Europe said that it is “highly confident that no loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorized use or disclosure of our data, or our customers’ data, on Fujifilm Europe’s systems has been detected.”