Stormous Ransomware targets Coca Cola

Coca Cola, a world-renowned beverage brand, has admitted today that some of its systems were hit by a cyberattack that could be of ransomware variant. However, the company that owns Sprite did not confirm the incident as a file-encrypting malware attack as its staff was still investigating the cyber incident. Stormous Ransomware has meanwhile released a statement that it has stolen about 161GB of data from Coca-Cola and is intending to sell the data as its ransom demands were put on the back burner by the IT staff of Coke, the carbonated soft drink manufacturer. Stormous is a hacking group that is taking advantage of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and is trying to make money through political agendas by supporting the Putin-led nation.

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