The European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, admitted yesterday that a data breach in its systems allowed intruders to access some personal information of certain employees.
Although the company did not provide details about the nature of the hack, it stated that the security breach did not affect its business operations, I mean, there was no impact on aircraft production.
Airbus confirmed that the attackers accessed some data earlier this month, which, according to the aircraft manufacturer, were, mostly, professional contacts and identification information of some employees.
After detecting the security breach, The manufacturer launched an investigation to determine the origin of the hack and to understand the full extent of the data breach and whether any specific data was being targeted.
The company has begun taking immediate measures, so that it can prevent similar incidents in the future.
The company has also instructed its employees to take all necessary precautions to strengthen their security defenses.
Airbus also said it was in contact with the relevant regulatory authorities and data protection authorities in accordance with the new European Union GDPR rules (General Data Protection Regulation).
Airbus is the second largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world, after Boeing, which also suffered a cyberattack (a variant of the infamous WannaCry ransomware) in March of last year, which affected a small number of systems without impacting production.