May 13, 2025 By Pierluigi Paganini
Interlock Ransomware ‘s attack on a defense contractor exposed global defense supply chain details, risking operations of top contractors and their clients.
Resecurity envisions the cascading effects on the defense supply chain due to ransomware activity. In the recent incident, by attacking a defense contractor, Interlock Ransomware uncovered details about the supply chains and operations of many other top defense contractors globally who use their products, including their end customers. The systems that companies use in the defense sector may also hold classified information. Such information will be of interest to foreign intelligence agencies, nation-state actors, and advanced espionage groups, especially during local conflicts and ongoing wars.
Numerous documents referencing top global defense corporations were found in the leaked dataset released by Interlock Ransomware, including but not limited to:
▪️Hanwha
▪️German Aerospace
▪️Leonardo
▪️PW Defence
▪️Raytheon
▪️Simmel Difesa
▪️SpaceX
▪️SE Corporation
▪️Thales
▪️Talley Defense
▪️QinetiQ
