Security News > 2022 > August > EU missile maker MBDA confirms data theft extortion, denies breach
MBDA, one of the largest missile developers and manufacturers in Europe, has responded to rumors about a cyberattack on its infrastructure saying that claims of a breach of its systems are false.
The extortionists had acquired MBDA data from an external drive used by the company's Italian division and demanded a ransom to not leak or sell the files.
"The origin of the data has already been ascertained, having been acquired from an external hard drive. It has been confirmed that no hacking of the company's secure networks has occurred," MBDA says.
"So far, the company's internal verification processes indicate that the data made available online are neither classified data nor sensitive."
Rastea shared samples of the stolen data as proof that the data they have is real.
MBDA is a huge developer of missile systems that currently makes 45 missile types sold to 90 customers.