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Foxconn Says Cyberattack Hit Some North American Plants, Production Resuming
Electronics manufacturer Foxconn said a cyberattack hit some of its North American facilities on Monday even as production resumes. Ransomware gang Nitrogen claimed responsibility and said it stole more than 11 million files containing confidential data from customers including Apple, Dell, Google, Intel and Nvidia. The group published sample images as proof on its dark web leak site.
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Foxconn confirmed on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack that may have affected some of its factories in North America. In a statement sent to media outlets the company said the affected factories are currently resuming normal production. The ransomware gang Nitrogen claimed responsibility for breaching Foxconn in a statement on its dark web leak site where the group publicizes its victims.
Nitrogen publicized the Foxconn breach on its dark web leak site and claims to have stolen over 11 million files from the company. The stolen files include confidential information from Foxconn customers including Apple, Dell, Google, Intel and Nvidia. As proof Nitrogen published several images of what appear to be product schematics, guidelines and bank statements.
Foxconn manufactures devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia and Sony. Nitrogen is a double-extortion ransomware group that encrypts files making them inaccessible to victims but also steals them first which allows the hackers to threaten to leak the stolen data. This strategy effectively gives Nitrogen two avenues to monetize their crimes.
@techcrunch reported that the article detailing the incident was posted at 8:39 AM PDT on May 13, 2026 byline author Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai. Foxconn did not immediately respond to a series of specific questions about the attack.
