Ransomware Attack at Aerospace Manufacturer, Extant Aerospace

July 2, 2026

INCIDENT

Melbourne, Florida-based aerospace manufacturer, Extant Aerospace, suffered a ransomware attack in August last year and is now informing victims of the attack.
“On or around August 23, 2025, Extant detected ransomware activity affecting a portion of its network environment,” the company said in a notice to victims. “Upon discovery, Extant promptly took containment steps and notified federal law enforcement.”
Following its investigation, Extant (Symetrics Industries, LLC is the parent company) determined an unauthorized actor accessed certain systems and stole personal information of some current and former employees and other individuals.

Incident Date

August 23, 2025

Estimated Cost

Unknown at this time

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified