Midea was attacked by a new network virus, claiming that a small number of employees' computers were infected but their business was not affected.

According to news from CTOnews.com on August 11, Midea responded on Weibo this evening in response to online rumors that Mei's factory computers had been hacked and extorted tens of millions of US dollars:

On August 11, 2022, Midea suffered a new network virus attack, a small number of employees' computers were infected, the company's business systems were not affected, the operation was normal, and no blackmail information was received.

CTOnews.com has reported that there is news today that the US factory was attacked by a virus and was extorted by hackers for tens of millions of dollars.

In this regard, the relevant person in charge of Midea replied that it was a "rumor" to 21 Finance, but some employees inside the United States said to 21 Finance that they did receive a notice from the department today that they should not turn on the computer. As to whether the computer was attacked or blackmailed, the above-mentioned Mei employees could not say clearly.

"Mei's response" called rumors that the factory was attacked by a virus and blackmailed for tens of millions of dollars.