Ransomware attacks, which have been increasing in recent years, have had a great impact in the aviation industry. Boeing, one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, was hacked by the hacker group Lockbit.
Boeing was hacked! 50 GB data shared
Hackers announced that they obtained a “huge amount” of sensitive data from aviation giant Boeing and will publish it online unless the company pays a ransom by November 2. According to a post on Lockbit’s website, sensitive data stolen from Boeing was shared yesterday morning.
In its statement, Boeing confirmed that some data belonging to the company’s parts and distribution unit was exposed to a cyber attack. In the information released by the authorities, “In connection with this incident, we are aware that a criminal ransomware actor published information allegedly obtained from our systems. We continue to investigate the incident. “We will be in communication with law enforcement, regulatory authorities and potentially affected parties.” statements were included.
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The company announced that they were “confident” that the cyber attack did not pose a threat to aircraft or flight security. However, officials refused to comment on whether Lockbit received defense or other sensitive data.
Trend Micro found that the Lockbit team increased its cyber attacks around the world last year. Countries such as the USA, India and Brazil are among Lockbit’s common targets.
According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Lockbit group managed to infiltrate 1,700 US organizations. It is claimed that the Lockbit team, which first appeared on Russian cybercrime forums in January 2020, also attacked the Chinese bank ICBC in recent weeks.