WIRED reports that Foxconn acknowledged that some of its North American factories “suffered a cyberattack” in recent days, after the ransomware group Nitrogen claimed to have stolen 8TB of data from the company. Here are the details.

Foxconn successfully attacked yet again

According to WIRED , a ransomware group known as Nitrogen claims to have stolen 8 TB of data from Foxconn, one of Apple’s main manufacturing partners for the iPhone and other devices.

WIRED says:

A ransomware group is attempting to extort the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, claiming that it stole 8 TB of data from the company, including schematics and project details from customers including Dell, Google, Apple, and Nvidia.

This is not the first ransomware incident involving Foxconn in recent years.…