• Home
  • Cyber Crime
  • Cyber warfare
  • APT
  • Data Breach
  • Deep Web
  • Digital ID
  • Hacking
  • Hacktivism
  • Intelligence
  • Internet of Things
  • Laws and regulations
  • Malware
  • Mobile
  • Reports
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Terrorism
  • ICS-SCADA
  • POLICIES
  • Contact me
MUST READ

Android Malware Konfety evolves with ZIP manipulation and dynamic loading

 | 

Belk hit by May cyberattack: DragonForce stole 150GB of data

 | 

North Korea-linked actors spread XORIndex malware via 67 malicious npm packages

 | 

FBI seized multiple piracy sites distributing pirated video games

 | 

An attacker using a $500 radio setup could potentially trigger train brake failures or derailments from a distance

 | 

Interlock ransomware group deploys new PHP-based RAT via FileFix

 | 

Global Louis Vuitton data breach impacts UK, South Korea, and Turkey

 | 

Experts uncover critical flaws in Kigen eSIM technology affecting billions

 | 

Spain awarded €12.3 million in contracts to Huawei

 | 

Patch immediately: CVE-2025-25257 PoC enables remote code execution on Fortinet FortiWeb

 | 

Wing FTP Server flaw actively exploited shortly after technical details were made public

 | 

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 53

 | 

Security Affairs newsletter Round 532 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

 | 

McDonald’s job app exposes data of 64 Million applicants

 | 

Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case

 | 

U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

 | 

UK NCA arrested four people over M&S, Co-op cyberattacks

 | 

PerfektBlue Bluetooth attack allows hacking infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda

 | 

Qantas data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals

 | 

DoNot APT is expanding scope targeting European foreign ministries

 | 
  • Home
  • Cyber Crime
  • Cyber warfare
  • APT
  • Data Breach
  • Deep Web
  • Digital ID
  • Hacking
  • Hacktivism
  • Intelligence
  • Internet of Things
  • Laws and regulations
  • Malware
  • Mobile
  • Reports
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Terrorism
  • ICS-SCADA
  • POLICIES
  • Contact me
  • Home
  • Breaking News
  • Cyber Crime
  • Malware
  • Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW

Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2023

The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the technology services giant CDW and threatens to leak the stolen data.

The technology services giant CDW announced it has launched an investigation into claims made by the Lockbit ransomware gang that added the company to the list of victims on its leak site.

CDW Corporation is a provider of technology solutions and services for business, government and education. A secondary division of the company, known as CDW-G, focuses on United States governmental entities, including as K-12 schools, universities, non-profit healthcare organizations, State & Local and the Federal government.

The LockBit ransomware gang demanded an $80 million ransom, but the group claims that the company only offered $1 million.

#LockBit has published 2 posts with CDWG data to its leak site. The data leaked looks pretty bad from both a security and business pov. Data in the archives suggest it is associated with employee badges, audits, commission payout data, and other account-related information. pic.twitter.com/avGPkz3ekt

— Jon DiMaggio (@Jon__DiMaggio) October 12, 2023

“All the Nasdaq-listed corporation was able to offer was $1,100,000 dollars of the requested $80,000,000 dollars” reads the message published on the dark web leak site of the group.

CDW Lockbit

“We published them because in the negotiation process a $20 billion company refuses to pay adequate money,” a representative of the gang told The Register. “As soon as the timer runs out you will be able to see all the information, the negotiations are over and are no longer in progress. We have refused the ridiculous amount offered.”

CDW revealed that it had detected suspicious activity related to the Sirius Federal servers and quickly launched an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts.

“we are addressing an isolated IT security matter associated with data on a few servers dedicated solely to the internal support of Sirius Federal, a small U.S. subsidiary of CDW-G.” The servers are “non-customer-facing” and are “isolated from our CDW network and other CDW-G systems,” reads a statement sent by the company to CRN on Thursday.

The company pointed out that its systems remain fully operational.

“We are aware that a third party has made data available on the dark web which it claims to have taken from this environment,” CDW added. “As part of the ongoing investigation, we are reviewing this data and will take appropriate action in response – including directly notifying anyone affected, as appropriate.”

Brett Callow, threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft explained that the ransom demand for this case is the 3rd largest ransom demand, at least, among those that became publicly known.

This is the 3rd largest ransom demand – at least, among those that became publicly known. #CDW #ransomware pic.twitter.com/wcYp50L2Is

— Brett Callow (@BrettCallow) October 11, 2023

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon

Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)


facebook linkedin twitter

CDW Cybercrime data breach hacking news information security news IT Information Security Lockbit malware Pierluigi Paganini ransomware Security Affairs Security News

you might also like

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2025
Android Malware Konfety evolves with ZIP manipulation and dynamic loading
Read more
Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2025
Belk hit by May cyberattack: DragonForce stole 150GB of data
Read more

leave a comment

newsletter

Subscribe to my email list and stay
up-to-date!

    recent articles

    Android Malware Konfety evolves with ZIP manipulation and dynamic loading

    Malware / July 15, 2025

    Belk hit by May cyberattack: DragonForce stole 150GB of data

    Data Breach / July 15, 2025

    North Korea-linked actors spread XORIndex malware via 67 malicious npm packages

    Hacking / July 15, 2025

    FBI seized multiple piracy sites distributing pirated video games

    Cyber Crime / July 15, 2025

    An attacker using a $500 radio setup could potentially trigger train brake failures or derailments from a distance

    Hacking / July 15, 2025

    To contact me write an email to:

    Pierluigi Paganini :
    pierluigi.paganini@securityaffairs.co

    LEARN MORE

    QUICK LINKS

    • Home
    • Cyber Crime
    • Cyber warfare
    • APT
    • Data Breach
    • Deep Web
    • Digital ID
    • Hacking
    • Hacktivism
    • Intelligence
    • Internet of Things
    • Laws and regulations
    • Malware
    • Mobile
    • Reports
    • Security
    • Social Networks
    • Terrorism
    • ICS-SCADA
    • POLICIES
    • Contact me

    Copyright@securityaffairs 2024

    We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent.
    Cookie SettingsAccept All
    Manage consent

    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities...
    Necessary
    Always Enabled
    Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
    Non-necessary
    Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
    SAVE & ACCEPT