Maersk confirms data breach as WhiteArmor ransomware demands $5 million

Maersk confirmed that systems belonging to a company it previously acquired were breached and data was stolen. WhiteArmor claimed to have stolen approximately 100 GB of data from a logistics and supply-chain platform and demanded $5 million in bitcoin. Maersk said the incident is isolated to a local system, current evidence indicates that no sensitive data has been disclosed, and no impact has been identified on other Maersk systems or customer and partner systems.