"Hackers Claim Vast Access to Western Digital Systems"

The hackers who breached the data storage company Western Digital claim to have stolen about 10 terabytes of data, including large amounts of customer information. The extortionists are pressuring the company to negotiate a minimum eight-figure ransom in exchange for not releasing the stolen data. On April 3, Western Digital disclosed a network security incident in which hackers accessed a number of the company's systems and stole data. One of the hackers spoke with TechCrunch and provided additional information in an effort to verify their claims. The hacker shared a file digitally signed with Western Digital's code-signing certificate, demonstrating that they could now digitally sign files to impersonate Western Digital. Two security researchers examined the file and found that it was signed with the company's certificate. In addition, the hackers shared the phone numbers of several company executives. The hacker shared screenshots of a folder from a Box account that appears to belong to Western Digital, an internal email, files stored in a PrivateArk instance, and a group call in which one of the participants is Western Digital's CISO. They claimed to have stolen information from the company's SAP Backoffice, a back-end interface that helps companies manage e-commerce data. This article continues to discuss the hackers claiming to have accessed Western Digital's systems.

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