Advantech Advantek Technoji

Advantech, founded in 1983 in Taipei (Taiwan), is a supplier of products and solutions for the industrial Internet of Things. Based on extensive experience in creating digital transformation, the company offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, development on individual projects and global logistics support (as of 2021).

Advantech IIoT Hardware Architecture

History

2020: Ransomware Virus Attack

At the end of November 2020, it became known that the Taiwanese manufacturer of industrial computers Advantech was attacked by a ransomware program. Hackers demanded a ransom of 750 bitcoins ($13.8 million).

According to SiliconAngle, the cyber attack on Advantech occurred on November 19, 2020. Attackers used the Conti ransomware. Hackers offered the company a complete decryption of the data and promised to remove the stolen data in the event of payment of the ransom. Otherwise, extortionists threaten to publish the stolen data freely. Cybercriminals also promised that after paying the ransom, all backdoors will be removed, which have already been deployed on the Avenech internal network and advice on improving the operation of the information security system in order to prevent similar incidents in the future. Hackers also agreed to decrypt several files for free as confirmation that their decryptor really works.

Advantech was attacked by a ransomware virus, hackers demand a ransom of $13.8 million

Advantech did not pay hackers anything and on November 26, hackers published on the Internet an archive of the company's data, the size of which was 3 GB of the Advantech data archive. Attackers claim that the published part is only 2% of the total volume of stolen data.

On the day part of the data was published, Advantech confirmed the attack and said that some of its servers were affected, but recovery attempts are ongoing. The company said its systems are working normally, and this has not affected orders, production and shipping.

Conti ransomware is offered as a service. Cybercriminals behind the Conti extortion program allow other hackers to use the code either to receive a direct payment or to receive part of the ransom payment.^[1]

2017

As of 2017, Advantech Corporation produces equipment installed on the perimeter of solutions: industrial IoT industrial, computers computers of built-in automation, human-machine interface devices, remote I/O devices, etc. Edge servers Intelligence Server (EIS) offers faster implementation by IoT providing a solution that includes a perimeter computer, development tools ON , and already configured cloud services. Advantech also offers a built-in gateway IoT, wireless IoT nodes, and expansion boards.

Business in Russia

2021

According to information for 2021, Advantech is actively investing in the development of production in Russia, the maintenance of local customers and the local development of the brand. Advantech equipment and technologies in the Russian Federation are used for safety, transport, light industry and urban infrastructure.

2019: Opening of the scientific laboratory at St. Petersburg State University named after Professor M.A. Bonch-Bruevich

In September 2019, the Advantech scientific laboratory was opened on the basis of St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications named after Professor M.A. Bonch-Bruevich. The company plans to open laboratories on the basis of universities in Moscow and Yekaterinburg.

2018: Discovery of Advantek Technology

On September 6, 2018, Advantech announced the opening of Advantek Technologies LLC in Moscow. It is planned that the creation of the company will improve the quality of service to Russian customers and contribute to the further development of the local market. The opening was attended by Ken Chung-Yong, a representative of the Taipei-Moscow Coordination Commission for Economic and Cultural Cooperation, Chiang Shi-Chan, head of the Moscow representative office of Taipei World Trade Center, as well as more than two hundred customers and partners of Advantech.

Mr. Cheney Ho, Chief Executive of Advantech, noted that due to its special geographical location Russia , it has a strategic advantage on the continent. In recent years, Russia has been actively developing multilateral trade relations and strengthening economic cooperation with neighboring countries, including entry into World Trade Organization the (World Trade Organization, WTO) in 2012 and joint creation Eurasian Economic Union Belarus Kazakhstan with and in 2015, which simplified the free circulation of goods, services, cash transactions and the movement of labor. Opening an office Russia in is a natural choice for many multinational corporations. Following this trend, Advantech decided that the creation of a local center will make customer and partner service even more timely and holistic.

Mr. Vincent Chang, CEO of Advantek Technoji, LLC, noted that in 2006 and 2014, Advantech opened representative offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The creation of LLC in Moscow will contribute to further progress in the following areas:

• The development of Russian industry with a focus on key industries: smart production, electric power, smart transport, networks and security, logistics and other intelligent services.
• Moving towards a fully-ready solution model: With support for Internet of Things technology, Advantech will be able to reform its business strategy, moving away from the provision of individual products to the preparation of a comprehensive package of solutions.
• Partner Search and Joint Solutions to Meet Industry Needs: In order to move to a model of creating a comprehensive service package for various industries, Advantech intensifies the search for partners to create joint developments and provide common solutions to Russian industries. Active cooperation with strategic partners will also continue.

2006: Start of work in Russia

In Russia, Advantech has been operating since 2006.