Hackers encrypt data of Mahim company, demand money for restoring access

MUMBAI: The computer systems of a paintbrush manufacturing company in Mahim were allegedly hacked by unidentified individuals, leading to the loss of the company’s confidential data. When one of the employees tried accessing the system, a message popped up stating to write to an email ID to negotiate a price for decrypting the data, the police said.

According to the police, the incident occurred on June 23, when the employees of the company, Harris Brushes Private Limited, tried to open a file, a message popped up stating, ‘Your files have been encrypted.