Ransomware Attack at Major Tesla Competitor, NIO

April 7, 2023

INCIDENT

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio revealed a major data breach. The hack exposed certain confidential customer and vehicle sales-related information before August 2021. It is believed the hackers demanded $2.25 million worth of Bitcoin in exchange for not leaking their internal data.

Incident Date

December 20, 2022

Location

China

Estimated Cost

2.25M in bitcoin demanded

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified