SpaceX is facing a new hacking claim. SpaceX’s rockets A hacker group found to attack Maximum Industries, which produces custom parts for the company, claimed to have stolen rocket drawings and engineering files. Lockbit The ransomware group threatened to publish rocket designs on the Internet.
SpaceX rocket designs stolen?
Lockbit claimed that SpaceX stole the design of their rocket. The hacker group said it has leaked 3000 drawings from Texas-based Maximum Industries and these files will be up for sale soon. The group, which criticized Elon Musk on the Darkweb, made an open call to SpaceX.
Lockbit said it has given SpaceX until March 20 to fulfill its demands. Otherwise, he reported, he would start selling stolen proprietary material on the forums. It should be noted that neither Elon Musk nor SpaceX has made a statement on the subject.
It was not shared how much the Lockbit group wanted to pay from SpaceX. However SpaceX’s rocket designs The group claiming to have access to it did not share any sample files. It remains unclear whether it’s real, as they say it stole over 3000 designs.
Production partner of SpaceX Maximum Industries He stated that this claim is not true. He underlined that the designs thought to have been leaked were shared publicly by SpaceX.
It is known that the hacker group Lockbit has recently made various ransom attempts. For example, the Los Angeles Housing Authority and UK Royal Mail targeted many organizations, including Hackers attacking these companies demanded a ransom payment.
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