Breaches and incidents
Jeppesen ForeFlight (former Boeing unit): ShinyHunters extortion attempt
Krebs on Security reported that ShinyHunters was extorting Jeppesen ForeFlight, divested by Boeing to Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion, when its suspected...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Krebs on Security reported that ShinyHunters was extorting Jeppesen ForeFlight, divested by Boeing to Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion, when its suspected leader “Rey” was detained; sources told Krebs it “allegedly included the theft of sensitive information”.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- Attacker: ShinyHunters, per Krebs’s sources. Boeing said “We are aware of claims by a threat actor regarding data allegedly associated with Boeing” and is reviewing it with the Jeppesen ForeFlight team.
- Jeppesen ForeFlight said “There was no impact to our operations or products.” Per Krebs, Reuters reported on 3 Oct that Jordanian authorities detained a suspected ShinyHunters member in Amman, and Dutch police made an arrest on 15 Sep.