Hackers Breach Airbus, Steal Employee Information

Hackers stole data on Airbus employees in a cyber attack on systems of the French aircraft maker, according to a company press release. Airbus said it detected a cyber incident on its “Commercial Aircraft business” information systems, &#82… Continue reading Hackers Breach Airbus, Steal Employee Information

NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds

“At its current rate, we project Boeing will expend at least $8.9 billion through 2021—double the amount initially planned—while delivery of the first Core Stage has slipped 2½ years.” Continue reading NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds

NASA Announces the First Astronauts Who Will Fly in the SpaceX Dragon

On Friday, NASA debuted the teams that will pilot America’s two commercial spacecraft: Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. Continue reading NASA Announces the First Astronauts Who Will Fly in the SpaceX Dragon

The Photo Lab That Flew to the Moon

When planning a trip by car these days, it’s pretty much standard practice to spin up an image of your destination in Google Maps and get an idea of what you’re in for when you get there. What kind of parking do they have? Are the streets narrow or twisty? Will I be able to drive right up, or will I be walking a bit when I get there? It’s good to know what’s waiting for you, especially if you’re headed someplace you’ve never been before.

NASA was very much of this mind in the 1960s, except the trip they …read more

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US Government Probes Airplane Vulnerabilities, Says Airline Hack Is ‘Only a Matter of Time’

According to DHS and other US government documents obtained by Motherboard, the DHS is continuing to investigate how insecure commercial aircraft are to cyber attacks, with one research lab saying hacking a plane may lead to a “catastrophic disaster.” Continue reading US Government Probes Airplane Vulnerabilities, Says Airline Hack Is ‘Only a Matter of Time’

Boeing production plant hit by malware, apparently WannaCry ransomware

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The world’s largest aerospace company Boeing has been hit by a
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The fear over WannaCry is still very real

This is the reality now. With Wednesday’s apparent tempest-in-a-teapot ransomware attack at Boeing, the possibility remains for even the biggest organizations to come to a crippling halt at the mere hint that WannaCry has been redeveloped, reworked and set out in the wild. The Seattle Times’ initial story relayed as much, as Boeing’s chief engineer sent out a companywide memo Wednesday calling for “all hands on deck” in the initial aftermath. A few hours passed, and suddenly what was WannaCry’s next great casualty was nothing more than an uncomfortable afternoon for the aviation giant’s IT teams. “A number of articles on a malware disruption are overstated and inaccurate,” a Boeing statement read. “Our cybersecurity operations center detected a limited intrusion of malware that affected a small number of systems. Remediations were applied and this is not a production or delivery issue.” Yet while Boeing avoided being labeled as infosec’s Next Great […]

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‘Limited intrusion’ detected at Boeing, company says WannaCry articles are ‘overstated and inaccurate’

News that a WannaCry attack has allegedly hit a South Carolina facility owned by Boeing is now downplayed by the aerospace company on Twitter. According to their statement, “articles on a malware disruption are overstated and inaccurate,” a… Continue reading ‘Limited intrusion’ detected at Boeing, company says WannaCry articles are ‘overstated and inaccurate’