This might be a bill Elon Musk can't avoid paying: ransomware gang Lockbit claims SpaceX schematic theft
Ransomware gang Lockbit has boasted it broke into Maximum Industries, which makes parts for SpaceX, and stole 3,000 proprietary schematics developed by Elon Musk's rocketeers.
The prolific cybercrime crew also mocked the SpaceX supremo, and threatened to leak or sell on the blueprints from March 20 if the gang's demands to pay up aren't met. This may therefore be a bill Musk can't avoid to reconcile,"I would say we were lucky if SpaceX contractors were more talkative.
"Elon Musk, we will help you sell your drawing to other manufacturers — build the ship faster and fly away," the gang continued. It also claimed the 3,000 drawings had been"certified" by SpaceX engineers, but we can't confirm if anyone outside of the ransomware gang has verified the purloined dataset is what it's claimed to be.'s calls and emails seeking comment on the reported security breach.
These SpaceX claims follow several others by LockBit-affiliated criminals, which aren't always the most honest bunch about what — if anything — they've stolen.
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