Security News > 2024 > January > Slug slimes aerospace biz AerCap with ransomware, brags about 1TB theft

AerCap, the world's largest aircraft leasing company, has reported a ransomware infection that occurred earlier this month, but claims it hasn't yet suffered any financial losses yet and all its systems are under control.

A ransomware crew called Slug has claimed responsibility for the intrusion and listed AerCap as its first public target.

According cyberattack analysts at Hackmanac, the criminals claim to have stolen 1TB of data belonging to AerCap.

LoanDepot updated its Form 8-K filing with the SEC, and now says says crooks stole personal information belonging to millions of people in a ransomware attack earlier this month.

LoanDepot disclosed the "Cyber incident" in a January 8 SEC filing, noting the it took some IT systems offline due to the intrusion.

While it didn't call the attack ransomware directly, it did say that the incident included "Encryption of data." .

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