The American aeronautical company Boeing announced today that it was the victim of a cyberattack, assuring that flight safety was not affected, only the service of its spare parts.

“We are aware of an incident that affected our activity regarding the production and distribution of spare partssaid a representative of the company.

“This problem did not affect flight safety,” he added, noting that the case is being investigated in cooperation with US law enforcement and regulatory authorities.

“We inform our customers and suppliers“, he added.

Boeing’s parts service website today displayed a blank page, saying “closed due to a technical problem”, with the clarification that it would be available again “soon”.

According to several media outlets, a hacker group called Lockbit had given the company an ultimatum last Friday demanding that the ransom be paid by today, November 2. Otherwise he threatened to release “sensitive data”.

A US government website reported in mid-June that based on FBI data, the Lockbit group emerged sometime in January 2020 and has launched more than 1,700 attacks in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other countries. It is estimated to have collected around $91 million in ransoms.