A hacker, known by the pseudonym IntelBrokerwould have breached the IT defenses of General Electricstealing a large amount of sensitive data.
The multinational in question, founded in the now remote 1892 by people like Thomas Edison e J.P. Morganoperates in the energy sector, in the field of renewable energy and, marginally, also in other contexts.
The hacker claimed responsibility for the attack on a clandestine forum, first trying to give third parties access to company systems (SSH e SVN) per 500 dollars and then opting to sell the information obtained through the attack separately. According to IntelBroker, the data obtained through its intervention consists of several file SQL and documents, with information of various kinds.
To demonstrate the attack occurred, the hacker showed a screenshot of the “loot”, complete with some potential military projects connected in some way to General Electric. The images, however, do not appear to be definitive proof that the attack occurred and could also be a fictitious reconstruction.
Among the stolen data there were also some military projects
The multinational, contacted by BleepingComputer regarding what happened, he did not confirm or deny the action, issuing the following statement through a spokesperson “We are aware of claims made by a bad actor regarding GE data and are investigating these claims. We will take appropriate measures to help protect the integrity of our systems“.
If confirmed, the attack against General Electric would further extend the long list of cybercrimes carried out on American soil. In this sense, in recent months, cases of attacks seem to have multiplied ransomware (and not only).
In addition to the energy sector, it is the energy sector that is concretely affected by this increase in threats healthcarewith more and more medical facilities being targeted by hackers and cybercriminals of all kinds.