INCIDENT: Mattel Hit By Ransomware Attack

U.S. toymaker Mattel was the victim of a ransomware attack on its information technology systems that caused data on a number of systems to end up encrypted this past July, the company said in its quarterly report filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
Mattel contained the attack and, although some business functions were temporarily impacted, it restored its operations, according to the report.

Incident Date

July 28, 2020

Location

United States

Estimated Cost

Unknown

Victims

Type of Malware:

Threat Source:

No threat source identified

References:

  • Toy Maker Hit By Ransomware Attack
  • Toy manufacturer Mattel suffers ransomware attack

Industries:

Manufacturing

Impacts

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