The French specialist in electronic equipment for industry, in particular aeronautics and defence, is the victim of a "
serious cyberattack " which has led to a "
considerable
" data leak
, the German parent company Hensoldt announced on Thursday.
"
Nexeya has been the target of a serious cyberattack on its IT infrastructure in recent days
," Hensoldt said in a statement.
“
The two Nexeya data centers in France were affected.
The German group specifies that a “
significant volume of data
” was probably stolen and that “
the systems were encrypted
”.
Nexeya, defense electronics supplier
The press release does not explicitly detail whether it is a ransomware attack, of which companies are the most frequent victims.
In these cases, the hacker encrypts his victim's data and demands a ransom to provide the decryption keys.
Nexeya and Hendoldt are working with the authorities to establish
the "origin and extent
" of the attack and while trying to "
restore as soon as possible
" the operations of the French subsidiary.
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Nexeya specializes in electronics and supplies several companies, including aeronautics and defence.
The Hensoldt group, a former subsidiary of Airbus, presents itself as the leading European electronics group for the defense sector and manufactures components such as sensors or radars dedicated to critical missions.
In particular, it is working on a radar capable of detecting stealth aircraft, delivering sensors for the new Eurofighters and should participate in the European combat aircraft program of the future (SCAF, FCAS in English).
The German government had decided in 2020 to increase the capital of the group and took a blocking minority in the name of its strategic interests.
The Ministry of Defense then explained that it was a question of “
protecting the key technologies of the security and defense industry
” and preventing “
hostile powers
” from having access to them.
