FulcrumSec Claims 1.3TB Novo Nordisk Data Theft
Hack-and-leak group FulcrumSec claims to have stolen 1.3TB of data from pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, including over 700,000 files. They demanded $25 million ransom, which went unpaid, and are now threatening to leak or privately sell the data (proprietary drug compounds and AI models). Novo Nordisk disclosed a breach last week but has not confirmed the claim.
- proprietary data
- drug development data
- AI models
A hack-and-leak group called FulcrumSec says it has taken 1.3 terabytes of data from Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. The group claims the stolen material includes more than 700,000 files containing proprietary drug development information, compound formulas, and AI models. After demanding a $25 million ransom that was not paid, FulcrumSec has threatened to release the data publicly or sell it privately.
Public reporting from SecurityWeek and ransomware-tracking sites indicates that Novo Nordisk disclosed a cybersecurity incident last week but has not confirmed the specific claims made by FulcrumSec or verified the volume and type of data involved. The company has not released details about the number of individuals whose personal information, if any, may have been exposed. Available reporting describes the incident as a ransomware-related theft followed by extortion attempts, a pattern seen in many recent attacks on healthcare and pharmaceutical targets.
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