Dewan Farooque Motors Limited (DFML) Suffers Severe Cyberattack

December 4, 2024

INCIDENT

Dewan Farooque Motors Limited (DFML) has fallen victim to a severe cyberattack. DFML’s operations and access to critical financial and operational data were severely impacted, with the recovery process expected to take considerable time. “We regret to inform you that owing to malware and cyber-attack, our IT servers have crashed, and data have been badly corrupted, resulting in postponing the board meeting,” the company stated.

Incident Date

November 26, 2024

Location

Pakistan

Estimated Cost

Operations impacted, board meeting canceled

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified