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<\/div>\nAnalog Devices Inc. is assessing a new claim by a group of hackers who say they\u2019ve stolen hundreds files containing information on customers of the computer chips maker.<\/p>\n
A hacking group known as ExfilSquad has claimed to have breached Analog Devices and is threatening to release sensitive customer data unless its demands are met, according<\/a> to the cybersecurity firm DeXpose. Analog Devices said in a filing July 29 that it was made aware of reports and is assessing \u201cvalidity, scope, and any potential impact.\u201d<\/p>\n Analog Devices said in the same filing that it had separately uncovered unauthorized access to its systems last month and determined that some files were \u201cexfiltrated.\u201d Operations weren\u2019t interrupted by the breach, which was identified on June 23, the Wilmington, Massachusetts-based firm said. The investigation is ongoing, and the company has notified law enforcement.<\/p>\n The files haven\u2019t been publicly released or used for fraudulent purposes, and the company is monitoring for any indication of misuse, according to a company spokesperson.<\/p>\n Retailers, manufacturers, hospitals and schools are among the institutions that have suffered from ransomware attacks in recent years. Ransomware refers to a type of malicious software code that hackers use to encrypt victims\u2019 computer files and hold them hostage unless they\u2019re paid off. The practice has continued to generate easy profits for hackers.<\/p>\n Analog Devices\u2019 disclosure follows a tumultuous week in cybersecurity, after OpenAI disclosed that a set of its advanced AI models inadvertently hacked Hugging Face Inc. in an \u201cunprecedented incident.\u201d The systems broke into Hugging Face\u2019s network, which hosts AI models and datasets, during an evaluation of their cyber capabilities.<\/p>\n Those models also gained access to a customer on the cloud platform Modal and used it to launch attacks. The Modal customer, who wasn\u2019t identified, set up a publicly accessible interface that allowed anyone on the internet to use their \u201csandbox\u201d testing environment, and the rogue OpenAI agent used it, a Modal executive said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Photo: The Analog Devices Inc. headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Photographer: Mel Musto\/Bloomberg<\/em><\/p>\n Topics<\/span> Cyber<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n