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2016 Thyssenkrupp — ‘massive’ industrial-espionage hack; maritime & plant-engineering trade secrets stolen

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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

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