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North Korean Hackers Target South Korean Naval Shipyards

Data Breach Today

Nation-State Attacks on Defense Manufacturers Rising Since November 2022 South Korean national intelligence has sounded alarms about North Korean hackers targeting the country's shipbuilding industry to steal naval military secrets.

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Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing

Security Affairs

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

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

2022 will go down as the year where some semblance of normality returned. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz

Security Affairs

Kraft Heinz is an American food company, it is one of the largest food and beverage manufacturers globally. ” In August the gang claimed the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa and added the military organization to its leak site. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics.

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Boeing confirmed its services division suffered a cyberattack

Security Affairs

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 Lockbit ransomware group added Boeing to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” continues the report.

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.