David Hollingworth

The hackers are claiming to have exfiltrated 57 gigabytes of data, totalling more than 68,000 files. Employee credentials, records, and access cards, as well as airworthiness and aircraft registration certificates, have allegedly been compromised.

The named Lockheed Martin employees have been given a deadline of 48 hours to “cease cooperation with the Zionist regime and leave the occupied territories immediately”.

Following reports by hacktivist group APT-Iran that it had breached Lockheed Martin, the defence prime has said it is aware of the threat actors’ claims. The RAAF currently operates a fleet of 72 F-35As, which are slated for Block 4 upgrades.

AirAsia – Malaysia’s largest carrier – said that travellers should “avoid contacting customer service numbers found on unverified sources” and be wary of any links circulated via WhatsApp or other messaging services.

The hackers listed the ASA in a February 11 leak post, and while no evidence of the hack has been shared so far, Lockbit says it will publish what it has stolen on February 26.

Australian utilities and critical infrastructure have yet to face anything approaching a domestic cyber incident enabled by drones; however, the country cannot afford to rest on its laurels, according to a new report from the University of Canberra.