Security News > 2021 > June > Military Vehicles Maker Navistar Reports Data-Theft Cyberattack
United States trucks and military vehicles maker Navistar International Corporation has confirmed a cyberattack that resulted in some data being stolen.
On Monday, in a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Navistar said it earned of a credible potential cybersecurity threat to its information technology system on May 20, 2021.
Navistar immediately took the necessary measures to contain and mitigate the impact of the incident, and also launched an investigation into the matter, engaging with security and forensics experts.
On May 31, Navistar "Received a claim that certain data had been extracted from" its network.
Navistar did not provide technical details on the incident, but there is a possibility that ransomware might have been involved, considering the rising number of ransomware incidents observed in recent months in which attackers stole victim data to use it as leverage.
Created in 1986, Navistar makes trucks and diesel engines, and buses, while its Navistar Defense subsidiary produces military vehicles.