Cybersecurity
Boeing Hack Targeted Flaw With Citrix System, Investigators Say
- Ransomware group LockBit 3.0 hacked into a Boeing subsidiary
- Criminal groups and nation state hackers exploited the flaw
Boeing said it’s aware of the data release and remains confident that the attack “poses no threat to aircraft or flight safety.”
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Hackers targeting a Boeing Co. subsidiary took advantage of a flaw with Citrix Systems Inc. software that had gone unnoticed and unfixed for weeks, a government advisory said Tuesday.
That flaw, dubbed Citrix Bleed, had been exploited by hackers in secret before a fix was issued last month, according to Citrix online posts and cybersecurity researchers.