Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsAlps Alpine
Claimed by Blackbyte · listed 3 years ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Sep 11, 2023
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- Blackbyte
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- Japan
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Listed on leak site
- Sep 11, 2023
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileAlps Alpine Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components and automotive infotainment systems, formed in January 2019 through the integration of Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics, Inc. The company operates 110 bases across 26 countries and regions, supplying approximately 40,000 products and solutions to around 2,000 companies worldwide. Its markets include automotive, mobile, consumer electronics, energy, healthcare, and industrial sectors.
- Industry
- Electronic Components & Automotive Infotainment Systems
- Employees
- 10000+
- Founded
- 1948
Attack summary
Severity: high — Data has been confirmed as published by the ransomware group against a major global manufacturer with operations in 26 countries and sensitive automotive/electronic supply chain data. The scale of the organisation and breadth of its customer base (2,000 companies) elevates this beyond medium, though no specific regulated PII at scale or government/defence data is explicitly confirmed.BlackByte claims to have compromised Alps Alpine and has published data ('data_published' status), indicating confirmed exfiltration of company data. No specific ransom amount or data volume was stated in the post.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Corporate business data
- Proprietary product and engineering information
- Supplier and customer records
- Internal operational documents
What the group claims
Alps Alpine, a leading manufacturer of electronic components and automotive infotainment systems, has brought the world numerous “First 1” and “Number 1” products since its founding in 1948. The Alps Alpine Group currently operates 110 bases in 26 countries and regions, supplying roughly 40,000 different products and solutions to around 2,000 companies worldwide. In January 2019, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics, Inc. integrated their businesses to embark on a new era as Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. Serving a diverse range of markets encompassing an automotive industry currently undergoing major transformation, the mobile and consumer electronics domains, through to energy, healthcare and industry markets, Alps Alpine will combine and build on core device technology established over many years in three areas – human-machine interfaces, SENSORING™ and connectivity – along with system design and software development capabilities to innovate value that brings comfort to and enriches the lives of people everywhere.
Sources
- Victim sitealpsalpine.com
Source
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