The cybercriminals who targeted Boeing using the LockBit ransomware platform in October 2023 demanded a $200 million extortion payment, the company said Wednesday.
Boeing confirmed to CyberScoop that it is the unnamed multinational aeronautical and defense corporation referenced in an indictment unsealed Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The indictment, which identified Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the main administrator and developer behind the LockBit ransomware operation, was part of a sweeping international array of actions against the Russian national that included sanctions in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.
Boeing declined further comment and referred questions to the FBI. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Wednesday.
Boeing reportedly did not pay any ransom to LockBit after roughly 43 gigabytes of company data was posted to LockBit's website in early November, according to BleepingComputer.
The company has never commented on the stolen data posted by LockBit.
LockBitSupp, the online persona that communicates with journalists and others online on behalf of LockBit, also confirmed to CyberScoop on Wednesday that Boeing was the unnamed company.
U.S. and British law enforcement authorities said Tuesday that Khoroshev is LockBitSupp.
A message posted to LockBitSupp's account on the messaging platform said the authorities identified the wrong person.
This Cyber News was published on cyberscoop.com. Publication date: Thu, 09 May 2024 15:43:06 +0000