Airbus 's supply chain has been the target of four cyber attacks within the last year in a coordinated attack that may have originated from China , according to the news agency CNN . The AFP report did not make clear whether the cyberattacks it described had led to data breaches or affected Airbus operations. Hackers targeted the aerospace group recently through technology companies Expleo , Rolls Royce and two unnamed subcontractors , AFP reported . The incidents appeared to be based on gleaning data about engines for the Mirage M military transport aircraft and A350 aircraft . Furthermore , US prosecutors claimed that China was behind attacks last year on Airbus suppliers working on an engine , while Airbus confirmed a breach of its own systems in January 2014 .
Airbus 's supply chain has been the target of four cyber attacks within the last year in a coordinated attack that may have originated from China , according to the news agency CNN . Hackers targeted the aerospace group recently through technology companies Expleo , Rolls Royce and two unnamed subcontractors , AFP reported . The incidents appeared to be based on gleaning data about engines for the Mirage M military transport aircraft and A350 aircraft . Furthermore , US prosecutors claimed that China was behind attacks last year on Airbus suppliers working on an engine , while Airbus confirmed a breach of its own systems in January 2014 .