Asbis

Asbis functions as an electronics and IT distributor, procuring hardware and software from manufacturers and moving them through the supply chain. The company’s primary activity is to make technology products available to resellers, system integrators, and other business customers. Its headquarters are located in Czechia, serving as the central point for strategic and administrative functions. Asbis does not engage in manufacturing; its value lies in logistics, inventory management, and channel support. This distributor role positions it between producers of computing equipment and the end‑users who deploy those solutions.

On April 1, 2021, the Czech branch of Asbis was targeted by a ransomware operation conducted by the Avaddon criminal group. The attackers infiltrated the network, encrypted critical systems, and copied sensitive internal data before issuing a ransom demand. Avaddon threatened to publish the stolen information and to launch distributed denial‑of‑service attacks if payment was not made. Asbis declined to negotiate with the extortionists and instead initiated collaboration with national law‑enforcement agencies. Following the refusal, the gang posted exfiltrated files on its leak site, while Asbis began recovery efforts to restore services and secure its environment.

The incident specifically impacted the Czech branch, indicating that Asbis maintains at least one operational unit within the country. Because the headquarters are also in Czechia, the affected branch is organizationally linked to the central management structure. No explicit details about Asbis’s parent company, subsidiaries, or ownership have been disclosed in the sources consulted. Consequently, any description of corporate governance, equity holdings, or affiliations would be speculative and is therefore omitted. The publicly available record thus confirms Asbis’s identity as an electronics and IT distributor headquartered in Czechia and documents its response to a notable ransomware attack.