SpaceX and Tesla manufacturer confirms data leaks

In a brief statement, the company confirmed it was “the recent target of a criminal cybersecurity incident, including access to or theft of data.”

The company said it “continues its comprehensive investigation of the attack, and business is operating normally,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Security researchers confirmed the attack was caused by DoppelPaymer ransomware which exfiltrated the company’s data. The malware then threatened to publish the stolen files if the ransom was not paid.

The website contains a list of files stolen from Visser, including folders with customer names including Tesla, SpaceX, and Boeing and a portion of the files were made available for download.

More documents stolen from Visser's network will be released unless the Denver-based firm pays a ransom, the criminals have claimed.

The DoppelPaymer ransomware has been active since mid-last year, and it has already targeted the Chilean government and Mexican company Pemex.