Aero Simulation, Flight Simulator Manufacturer Hit in Attack
Tampa, Florida-based Aero Simulation, Inc., (ASI) a maker of flight simulators for government and military units, suffered a cyberattack this past February that had been ongoing for about a year.
Aero Simulation designs and manufactures flight simulators and provides services for simulator modifications, upgrades, trainer moves, and site support services for customers, primarily in the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and foreign militaries.
“On or around February 27, 2024, ASI became aware of suspicious activity related to an employee email account,” the company said in a letter it sent out to victims in early October. “We immediately took steps to secure the email account, and launched an extensive investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists, to determine the nature and scope of the event.
“Through our investigation, we determined that an unknown actor gained access to one (1) employee email account and may have viewed and/or downloaded certain data within that account between an estimated period of February 2023 to May 2023."