May 10, 2024, 1:56 p.m. | Graham Cluley

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Boeing has confirmed that it received a demand for a massive $200 million after a ransomware attack by the notorious LockBit hacking group in October 2023.

The company confirmed its link to the indictment of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, who was identified this week by the US Department of Justice as the true identity of LockBitSupp, the kingpin of the LockBit gang.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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