Boeing ‘Sensitive Data’ Reportedly Stolen by Ransomware Group Linked to Russia

A hacking group called LockBit claimed Friday that it had infiltrated Boeing Co. and stolen sensitive information from the aerospace giant.

The group, which has been linked to Russia, set a Nov. 2 deadline for Boeing to contact it, otherwise threatening to publish “all available data,” Cybernews reported, citing a LockBit “dark leak” website.

“We are assessing this claim,” a Boeing spokesman said in an email to The Messenger.

Beyond its commercial aircraft business, Boeing is a major defense contractor, selling everything from weapons to satellites to fighter jets to the U.S. and allied governments. The Pentagon referred questions on the matter to Boeing.