Don't Want To Pay Ransom, Boeing Sensitive Data Leaked By Lockbit

Boeing, one of the largest defense and space contractors in the world (photo: twitter @BoeingAirplanes)

JAKARTA - The Lockbit hacker group, known for its method of extorting victims by stealing and releasing data, has published internal data from Boeing, one of the world's largest defense and space contractors, on Friday 10 November.

In October, hackers threatened to release "large amounts" of sensitive data from the aerospace giant if Boeing did not pay the ransom on November 2. A post on the Lockbit website stated that data from Boeing had been published on Friday morning, but could not be confirmed with certainty that it was Boeing data.

Boeing, in a statement, confirmed that the "elements" of the company's spare parts and distribution business have experienced cybersecurity incidents. Although they expressed confidence that this incident did not harm aircraft or aviation safety, Boeing declined to comment on whether the data was sensitive, including defense, which had been obtained by Lockbit.

The Lockbit ransomware, which first appeared in Russian-language cybercrime forums in January 2020, has been detected worldwide, where organizations in the United States, India, and Brazil are targeted. The group has attacked 1,700 organizations in the United States, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

On Thursday, November 9, the American branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was also attacked by ransomware that disrupted trading in the United States bond market. Several ransomware experts and analysts say that Lockbit was suspected of being behind the attack, although the group's dark web page, where they usually post the names of the victims, did not mention ICBC.