Aerospace
North Korean Lazarus hackers targeted European defense companies
North Korean Lazarus hackers compromised three European companies in the defense sector through a coordinated Operation DreamJob campaign leveraging fake recruitment lures. The threat group’s activity was detected in late March and targeted organizations involved in the development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. ‘Operation DreamJob’ is a long-running Lazarus campaign where the adversary, posing as […]
Ukraine claims it hacked Tupolev, Russia’s strategic warplane maker
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims it hacked the Russian aerospace and defense company Tupolev, which develops Russia’s supersonic strategic bombers. According to Ukrainian news outlets, a source within GUR said the military intelligence hackers breached Tupolev’s systems and stole 4.4 gigabytes of classified information. This stolen data includes personal […]
Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach
London-based engineering giant Smiths Group disclosed a security breach after unknown attackers gained access to the company’s systems. Smiths is a British multinational listed on the London Stock Exchange that employs more than 15,000 people in over 50 countries. It also provides products to customers in the energy, safety, security, aerospace, and defense markets and reported […]