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	"title": "Fashion titan French Connection says 'FCUK' as REvil-linked ransomware makes off with data",
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	"plain_text": "Fashion titan French Connection says 'FCUK' as REvil-linked\r\nransomware makes off with data\r\nBy Gareth Halfacree\r\nPublished: 2021-06-24 · Archived: 2026-04-05 14:31:31 UTC\r\nCheeky clothing firm French Connection, also known as FCUK, has become the latest victim of ransomware, with\r\na gang understood to be linked to REvil having penetrated its back-end - making off with a selection of private\r\ninternal data.\r\nFounded in 1972 by current chief executive Stephen Marks, French Connection made a name for itself when it\r\nadopted the not-actually-rude-honest slogan \"FCUK\" in its advertising in the early 2000s. Originally founded as a\r\nmid-market women's fashion brand, the company has since expanded into menswear, watches, toiletries, and even\r\nglasses.\r\nSadly, attackers understood to be related to the REvil ransomware gang needed no such optical enhancements to\r\nspot a security vulnerability in the company's back-end systems. As a result, they've made off with a trove of\r\ninternal company data.\r\nPassport and identification card scans seen by The Register have been used by the gang as proof-of-breach,\r\ncovering a range of staff members - including founder and chief executive Marks, chief financial officer Lee\r\nWilliams, and chief operating officer Neil Williams.\r\nIn a statement to The Register French Connection confirmed it had \"been the target of an organised cyber-attack\r\naffecting its back-end servers, which control its internal systems and operations.\"\r\nThe latest REvil ransomware victim? Sol Oriens. Oh, a US nuclear weapons contractor\r\nRansomware-skewered meat producer JBS confesses to paying $11m for its freedom\r\nThe policy of truth: As ransomware claims rise, what's a cyber insurer to do?\r\nClothes retailer Fatface: Someone's broken in and accessed your personal data, including partial card\r\npayment details... Don't tell anyone\r\nRisk and reward: Nefilim ransomware gang mainly targets fewer, richer companies and that strategy is\r\npaying off, warns Trend Micro\r\nFrench Connection was keen to point out, however, that front-end servers, including those which process\r\npayments for its online and high-street outlets, are not thought to have been affected by the attack.\r\n\"As soon as it became aware of the breach, the company took immediate action, suspending all affected systems\r\nand engaging third-party experts to assist with resolving the situation,\" French Connection's statement continued.\r\n\"The company is now actively working to restore its systems as quickly and safely as possible and where\r\nnecessary is using manual overrides in order to ensure that the company can continue to operate.\"\r\nhttps://www.theregister.com/2021/06/24/french_connection_says_fcuk_as/\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nFrench Connection said it had \"no evidence\" to suggest that any data relating to its customers had been accessed\r\nduring the breach, and that so far the attack has \"not had a material impact on trading\" with the company\r\n\"continuing to operate largely as normal.\"\r\nData snaffled by REvil and other ransomware gangs is typically offered up for sale, with the original owners given\r\na demand before the sale is dangled in front of the black-market.\r\nFrench Connection refused to comment on whether it had received such a demand and, if so, how much it was\r\nasked to pay to keep the data private.\r\nIt did confirm it had contacted the authorities, including reporting the breach to the Information Commissioner's\r\nOffice (ICO), as is its legal obligation. ®\r\nSource: https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/24/french_connection_says_fcuk_as/\r\nhttps://www.theregister.com/2021/06/24/french_connection_says_fcuk_as/\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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