2016 Thyssenkrupp — ‘massive’ industrial-espionage hack; maritime & plant-engineering trade secrets stolen
Data compromised
Technical trade secrets and project files—not a consumer credit file dump
Technical writeup
ThyssenKrupp publicly confirmed professional intruders exfiltrated intellectual property from plant engineering, steel production, and mechanical installation segments over months in 2016, stressing blast furnaces and marine systems stayed segmented from the compromised zones.
Root cause
APT-style industrial espionage attributed loosely to SE Asian clusters in contemporary press