Overnight, a 9.5-gigabyte archive of information pertaining to [the French company] Thales was published on the website of the cybercrime gang Lockbit. The archive houses information about Thales contracts and partnerships in Italy and Malaysia. When contacted by Le Monde, Thales confirmed that the data had been posted on the hackers’ website, but claimed that “no intrusion” had occurred into the company’s IT system.
“Thales’ security experts have narrowed down one of two possible sources of the information theft. It was a partner’s account on a dedicated exchange portal that led to the disclosure of a limited amount of information,” said a company spokesperson, adding that its teams are working to identify the second source. Thales also stated that the data leak has no impact on its business.
The documents published on Lockbit’s website mention, among other items, a project announced in 2018 by Thales and Malaysia-based Novatis Resources to implement aerial surveillance tools for Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu airport. The documents, which are dated 2021, indicate the project and the company’s monitoring.
Other files discuss Thales’ contracts in Italy, particularly in Florence, to support an automated ticket sales system for public transportation services. The archive appears to include no personal information about the company’s employees.
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