Boeing

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2023
LockBit ransomware gang leaked data stolen from Boeing

The LockBit ransomware group published data allegedly stolen from the aerospace giant Boeing in a recent attack. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors.  In 2022, Boeing recorded $66.61 billion in sales, the aerospace giant has 156,000 (2022). At the end of October, the Lockbit ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2023
Boeing confirmed its services division suffered a cyberattack

Boeing confirmed it is facing a cyber incident that hit its global services division, the company pointed out that flight safety isn’t affected. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors.  In 2022, Boeing recorded $66.61 billion in sales, the aerospace giant has 156,000 (2022). Last week, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 27, 2023
Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing

The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing and threatened to leak the stolen data. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors.  In 2022, Boeing recorded $66.61 billion in sales, the aerospace giant has 156,000 (2022). The Lockbit ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2019
CVE-2019-9019 affects British Airways Entertainment System on Boeing 777-36N(ER)

The British Airways Entertainment System, as installed on Boeing 777-36N(ER) and possibly other aircraft, is affected by a privilege escalation issue tracked as CVE-2019-9019. Experts discovered a critical vulnerability in the British Airways Entertainment System. The flaw is a privilege escalation issue that resides in the component USB Handler, an attacker could exploit it using […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2017
Boeing notified 36,000 employees following an accidental data leak

A Boeing employee inadvertently leaked the personal information of 36,000 co-workers late last year, the aerospace giant is notifying them the incident. The aerospace giant Boeing notifies 36,000 employees following an accidental data leak. A company employee inadvertently leaked the personal information of his co-workers late last year, the man sent by email a company […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2016
US sentences Chinese hacker for stealing aerospace secrets

US sentences the Chinese hacker involved in the theft of industrial secrets on the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, C-17 transport aircraft and F-35 aircraft. The Chinese national Su Bin (also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin), 50, has been sentenced to 46 months jail for intellectual property theft. The Chinese hacker admitted having […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2016
Chinese hacker admitted hacking US Defense contractors

A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday, March 23, on charges with hacking trade secrets from US defense contractors. A Chinese national pleaded guilty yesterday, March 23, on charges with hacking trade secrets from US defense contractors. The man, Su Bin (also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin), 50, had been charged in a 2014 indictment with […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2014
Chinese Executive charged of hacking on Boeing and other defense contractors

Chinese Executive charged of Hacking on Boeing and other defense contractors to steal military data and advanced technologic projects. According to a US criminal complaint, computers of Boeing and other military contractors have been hacked to steal intellectual property and trade secrets on transport aircraft. The initial attacks against Boeing probably occurred between Jan 14th and […]