Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
MediaMarkt
Hack or exploit on Nov 10, 2021 · Ransomware
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
According to a report from BleepingComputer on November 10, the electronic retail giant MediaMarkt suffered a ransomware attack. This attack affected many MediaMarkt retail stores throughout Europe, especially those in the Netherlands. The attacker initially asked for a ransom of 240 million US dollars. It was dropped to 50 million U.S. dollars and demanded to be paid in Bitcoin. According to the company later, customer data is "completely secure." The company's stores are now also reopening for exchanges, returns, and repair orders.
Details
- Date
- Nov 10, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Ransomware
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
Related incidents
CNA 2021 · Hack or exploit · $40M
JBS 2021 · Hack or exploit · $11M
Colonial Pipeline 2021 · Hack or exploit · $2.7M
ONUS 2021 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
Acer 2021 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
JBS 2021 · Hack or exploit · $11M
Colonial Pipeline 2021 · Hack or exploit · $2.7M
ONUS 2021 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
Acer 2021 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "MediaMarkt hack, Nov 10, 2021: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htb36c5205e6/ (data as of 2026-11-01).