Novabev Group noted its refusal to negotiate with its ransom-demanding attackers.
Russian alcoholic drink producer and distributor Novabev Group had its infrastructure disrupted by a ransomware attack.
Also causing closures at its liquor store subsidiary WineLab, which had its point-of-sale systems and online services impacted by the intrusion, The Record reports that an ongoing investigation has not shown any evidence suggesting the compromise of customer data.
Novabev Group noted its refusal to negotiate with its ransom-demanding attackers. "The company maintains a principled position of rejecting any interaction with cybercriminals and refuses to fulfil their demands," it added.
While additional information regarding the extent of the incident remains lacking, Novabev was reported by Russian news outlet Vedomosti, citing local retailers, to have stopped shipments for at least two days. WineLab has been estimated by Forbes Russia to have been losing $2.6 million to $2.8 million per day of operational downtime.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
