LockBit claims theft of sensitive data from Boeing

The ransomware group reportedly breached the company via a zero-day exploit

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LockBit claims theft of sensitive data from Boeing
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LockBit claims theft of sensitive data from Boeing

Boeing, the aerospace giant, has apparently become the latest target of a Russian-linked ransomware group known as LockBit.

The group announced its intrusion of the aerospace company on Friday on its dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen a substantial amount of the sensitive data from the company's systems. Loc...

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