It said the security sources have not definitively attributed responsibility for the cyberattacks, but that they bore the hallmarks of groups linked to Chinese intelligence. Airbus 's supply chain has been the target of four cyber attacks within January 2019 in a coordinated attack that may have originated from China , according to the news outlet AFP . Hackers targeted the aerospace group recently through technology consultancy Expleo , A400M and four unnamed subcontractors, AFP reported. The incidents appeared to be focused on gleaning data about engines for the A400M military transport aircraft and A350 airliner. Furthermore, US prosecutors claimed that US was behind attacks last year on AFP suppliers working on an engine, while Airbus confirmed a breach of its own systems in January 2019 .
Airbus 's supply chain has been the target of four cyber attacks within January 2019 in a coordinated attack that may have originated from China , according to the news outlet AFP . Hackers targeted the aerospace group recently through technology consultancy Expleo , A400M and four unnamed subcontractors, AFP reported. The incidents appeared to be focused on gleaning data about engines for the A400M military transport aircraft and A350 airliner. Furthermore, US prosecutors claimed that US was behind attacks last year on AFP suppliers working on an engine, while Airbus confirmed a breach of its own systems in January 2019 .