Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Boeing looking into hacking gang's ransomware threat By: FOX Business October 29, 2023 at 15:23 PM EDT Boeing is investigating a claim made by cybercrime group Lockbit, which says it hacked sensitive data from the aerospace giant and will release it November 2 if ransom isn't paid. Aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that it is looking into a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime gang that it had stolen "a tremendous amount" of the company's sensitive data that would be published online if Boeing doesn’t pay ransom by November 2.The hacking group posted a countdown clock on its website with a message that read, "Sensitive data was exfiltrated and ready to be published if Boeing do not contact within the deadline!" "For now we will not send lists or samples to protect the company BUT we will not keep it like that until the deadline," the group added.BOEING SLASHES 737 DELIVERIES ON QUALITY ISSUEA Boeing spokesperson told FOX Business, "We are assessing this claim."Lockbit’s claim didn’t specify how much data it had stolen from Boeing or provide details about the ransom it is seeking for payment.Lockbit was the world’s most active ransomware group last year, based on the number of victims listed on its data leak blog, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).23ANDME PROFILE INFORMATION OF SOME CUSTOMERS SURFACES ON DARK WEBCISA reported in June that the Lockbit ransomware gang, which first emerged on Russian-language-based cybercrime forums in January 2020, has made 1,700 cyberattacks on U.S. organizations since then.Lockbit ransomware has been used to carry out cyberattacks against a wide variety of organizations across critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, health care, manufacturing and transportation.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREThe Lockbit group has received about $91 million in ransoms paid by U.S. entities since its ransomware was first observed in January 2020.Reuters contributed to this report. Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Boeing looking into hacking gang's ransomware threat By: FOX Business October 29, 2023 at 15:23 PM EDT Boeing is investigating a claim made by cybercrime group Lockbit, which says it hacked sensitive data from the aerospace giant and will release it November 2 if ransom isn't paid. Aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that it is looking into a claim made by the Lockbit cybercrime gang that it had stolen "a tremendous amount" of the company's sensitive data that would be published online if Boeing doesn’t pay ransom by November 2.The hacking group posted a countdown clock on its website with a message that read, "Sensitive data was exfiltrated and ready to be published if Boeing do not contact within the deadline!" "For now we will not send lists or samples to protect the company BUT we will not keep it like that until the deadline," the group added.BOEING SLASHES 737 DELIVERIES ON QUALITY ISSUEA Boeing spokesperson told FOX Business, "We are assessing this claim."Lockbit’s claim didn’t specify how much data it had stolen from Boeing or provide details about the ransom it is seeking for payment.Lockbit was the world’s most active ransomware group last year, based on the number of victims listed on its data leak blog, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).23ANDME PROFILE INFORMATION OF SOME CUSTOMERS SURFACES ON DARK WEBCISA reported in June that the Lockbit ransomware gang, which first emerged on Russian-language-based cybercrime forums in January 2020, has made 1,700 cyberattacks on U.S. organizations since then.Lockbit ransomware has been used to carry out cyberattacks against a wide variety of organizations across critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, health care, manufacturing and transportation.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREThe Lockbit group has received about $91 million in ransoms paid by U.S. entities since its ransomware was first observed in January 2020.Reuters contributed to this report.