{
	"id": "aa164c84-ea22-4f3a-8178-482a27881515",
	"created_at": "2026-04-06T00:14:23.748904Z",
	"updated_at": "2026-04-10T13:11:31.36152Z",
	"deleted_at": null,
	"sha1_hash": "23130fe1fdb46d5a7d813ac3d2a3981b0d3f4182",
	"title": "Home appliance giant Whirlpool hit in Nefilim ransomware attack",
	"llm_title": "",
	"authors": "",
	"file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
	"file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
	"file_size": 1881504,
	"plain_text": "Home appliance giant Whirlpool hit in Nefilim ransomware attack\r\nBy Lawrence Abrams\r\nPublished: 2020-12-28 · Archived: 2026-04-05 16:56:14 UTC\r\nHome appliances giant Whirlpool suffered a ransomware attack by the Nefilim ransomware gang who stole data before\r\nencrypting devices.\r\nWhirlpool is one of the world's largest home application makers with appliances under its name and KitchenAid, Maytag,\r\nBrastemp, Consul, Hotpoint, Indesit, and Bauknecht. Whirlpool employs 77,000 people at 59 manufacturing \u0026 technology\r\nresearch centers worldwide and generated approximately $20 billion in revenue for 2019.\r\nOver the weekend, the Nefilim ransomware gang published files stolen from Whirlpool during a ransomware attack. The\r\nleaked data included documents related to employee benefits, accommodation requests, medical information requests,\r\nbackground checks, and more. \r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack/\r\nPage 1 of 4\n\n0:00\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack/\r\nPage 2 of 4\n\nVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE\r\nWhirlpool data leak on Nefilim site\r\nA source in the cybersecurity industry has told BleepingComputer that the Nefilim ransomware gang attacked Whirlpool in\r\nthe first weekend of December.\r\nNefilim ransom note\r\nIf you have first-hand information about this or other unreported cyberattacks, you can confidentially contact us on Signal\r\nat +16469613731 or on Wire at @lawrenceabrams-bc.\r\nIn a statement to BleepingComputer, Whirlpool confirmed the attack and that their systems have been fully restored from\r\nthe attack.\r\n\"We live in a time when Illegal cyber crimes are all too prevalent across every industry. Data privacy is a top priority at\r\nWhirlpool Corporation and we invest in the technology and processes to help protect our people, our data and our\r\noperations.\"\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack/\r\nPage 3 of 4\n\n\"Last month Whirlpool Corporation discovered ransomware in our environment. The malware was detected and contained\r\nquickly. We are unaware of any consumer information that was exposed. There is no operational impact at this time,\"\r\nWhirlpool Corporation told BleepingComputer in an email.\r\nNefilim is not a particularly active ransomware operation but is known for attacks on other large and well-known victims in\r\nthe past.\r\nOther victims attacked by Nefilim include Orange S.A., Dussman Group, Luxottica, and  Toll Group.\r\nUpdae 12/28/20: Whirlpool's systems are fully restored, not slowly recovering as initially stated.\r\nAutomated Pentesting Covers Only 1 of 6 Surfaces.\r\nAutomated pentesting proves the path exists. BAS proves whether your controls stop it. Most teams run one without the\r\nother.\r\nThis whitepaper maps six validation surfaces, shows where coverage ends, and provides practitioners with three diagnostic\r\nquestions for any tool evaluation.\r\nSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack/\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack/\r\nPage 4 of 4",
	"extraction_quality": 1,
	"language": "EN",
	"sources": [
		"Malpedia",
		"ETDA"
	],
	"origins": [
		"web"
	],
	"references": [
		"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack/"
	],
	"report_names": [
		"home-appliance-giant-whirlpool-hit-in-nefilim-ransomware-attack"
	],
	"threat_actors": [],
	"ts_created_at": 1775434463,
	"ts_updated_at": 1775826691,
	"ts_creation_date": 0,
	"ts_modification_date": 0,
	"files": {
		"pdf": "https://archive.orkl.eu/23130fe1fdb46d5a7d813ac3d2a3981b0d3f4182.pdf",
		"text": "https://archive.orkl.eu/23130fe1fdb46d5a7d813ac3d2a3981b0d3f4182.txt",
		"img": "https://archive.orkl.eu/23130fe1fdb46d5a7d813ac3d2a3981b0d3f4182.jpg"
	}
}