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	"plain_text": "Compal, the second-largest laptop manufacturer in the world, hit\r\nby ransomware\r\nBy Written by Catalin Cimpanu, ContributorContributor Nov. 9, 2020 at 4:49 a.m. PT\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 16:34:37 UTC\r\nImage: Peter Stumpf, Compal, ZDNet\r\nCompal, a Taiwanese electronics company that builds laptops for some of the world's largest computer brands,\r\nsuffered a ransomware attack over the weekend.\r\nResponsible for the breach is believed to be the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang, according to a screenshot of the\r\nransom note shared by Compal employees with Yahoo Taiwan reporters.\r\ncompal-ransom-note.jpg\r\nScreenshot of the ransom note seen on Compal workstations [URLs blurred by ZDNet]\r\nImage via Yahoo Taiwan\r\nAccording to Taiwanese media[1, 2, 3, 4], the incident was discovered on Sunday morning and is believed to have\r\nimpacted around 30% of Compal's computer fleet.\r\nEmployees arriving at work were greeted by a memo from Compal's IT staff, asking workers to check the status of\r\ntheir workstations and back up important files on systems that were not impacted.\r\ncompal-message.jpg\r\nMessage shown on Compal workstations over the weekend\r\nImage via Yahoo Taiwan\r\nhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/compal-the-second-largest-laptop-manufacturer-in-the-world-hit-by-ransomware/\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nSince Sunday, Compal's IT staff has been reinstalling encrypted workstations.\r\nCompal exec denies ransomware attack, admits hack\r\nDespite reports in local media, in a statement provided to United News Network reporters on Monday, Compal\r\nDeputy Manager Director Qingxiong Lu admitted that the company suffered a security breach but denied that the\r\ncompany's recent downtime was caused by ransomware.\r\n\"[Compal] is not being blackmailed by hackers as it is rumored by the outside world,\" the Compal exec told\r\nreporters.\r\nFurthermore, Qingxiong said the incident only impacted the company's internal office network and that Compal\r\nproduction lines, which build laptops for other companies, have not been impacted.\r\nQingxiong estimated the company would be back to normal later today, on Monday, when staff is expected to\r\nfinish restoring all the systems that have been impacted by what he described as \"abnormalities.\"\r\nCompal is today's second-largest contract laptop manufacturer in the world after Quanta Computer, another\r\nTaiwanese company.\r\nIn the past, Compal has produced laptops for companies like Apple, Acer, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, HP, and Fujitsu.\r\nBesides laptops, the company also builds monitors, tablets, smartwatches, smart TVs, and other computer\r\nperipherals.\r\nCompal is the third major Taiwanese plant hit by ransomware gangs this year. Taiwan's state-owned energy\r\ncompany, CPC Corp., was hit by the ColdLocker ransomware in May, while the Taiwanese plant of US\r\nsmartwatch maker Garmin was hit by the WastedLocker ransomware in July.\r\nSecurity\r\nSource: https://www.zdnet.com/article/compal-the-second-largest-laptop-manufacturer-in-the-world-hit-by-ransomware/\r\nhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/compal-the-second-largest-laptop-manufacturer-in-the-world-hit-by-ransomware/\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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