Boeing has confirmed a “cyber incident” just days after a notorious ransomware group claimed to have breached systems at the world’s largest aerospace company. “We are aware of a cyber incident impacting elements of our parts and distribution business. This issue does not affect flight safety,” a Boeing spokesperson told Information Security Media Group. “We […]
How vulnerable are commercial airliners to cybersecurity breaches? It depends on what part of their IT systems you’re talking about. The avionics equipment that runs the aircraft is quite resistant to hacking, although not bulletproof. However, the inflight internet access systems that connect passengers to the web are as vulnerable as any ground-based network to […]
The attacks start with spear-phishing messages that employ lures relevant to the targeted organizations, such as aviation, travel, and cargo, and deliver an image that pretends to be a PDF file and which contains an embedded link. The attackers abuse legitimate web services and they leverage a newly identified loader dubbed Snip3 for the delivery […]
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