Philips and GE investigating Clop ransomware data theft claims

Tech giants General Electric (GE) and Philips have also confirmed they're investigating claims that the Clop ransomware gang breached their systems and stole data.

While a GE spokesperson said the company is aware of the claim and is "working to assess the potential issue," a Philips spokesperson confirmed its systems were breached but said the incident has been contained and didn't affect customers.

"Philips has identified ​and contained an attempted cybersecurity compromise of a specific enterprise server related to ⁠internal data," Philips said in a statement shared with Reuters. "This has no impact on customer environments."

GE and Philips spokespersons have yet to reply after BleepingComputer also reached out to them for more details and to confirm the Clop ransomware gang's claims.