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Ransomware Group aurora Hits: Aerospace and Advanced Composites GmbH

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Target organization Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH Manufacturing

Summary

In the latest cybersecurity news, Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH — an organization based in DE — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group aurora. This data breach, discovered on 2026-06-22T14:50:58.039216+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.

Incident Report

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Target Organization Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH
Threat Group aurora
Summary *** (AAC) — an Austrian space-materials R&D company headquartered in Wiener Neustadt, with deep ties to the European Space Agency.
Obtained two complete NAS snapshots spanning 30+ years of operations:

aacdata (31 December 2022) — 123 GB: the complete Testhouse, R&D, and engineering share, including the ESA thermal vacuum test archive, polymer composites formulations, and 22 Outlook PST email backups.
aacdata1 (14 January 2025) — 86 GB: the administrative share, including managing director’s full PC backup (browser credentials, passport scans), 15 years of financial statements, shareholder agreements, and the IT credentials master spreadsheet.
BMD_DATA — 34 MB: the complete BMD business software accounting database with employee payroll, SEPA payments, and VAT declarations.
done/ — Bitlocker recovery keys for 12 endpoints and WMI system dumps.
The exposed material includes:

4 passport scans, 1 social security number, 25 employees’ complete HR files, 50–100+ job applicant CVs — the full identity-theft toolkit for the workforce plus third-party data subjects.
The IT credentials master spreadsheet (AAC CODES.xlsx) containing every system password, plus browser-stored logins for ESA SSO, the company’s IT provider, and industrial suppliers.
12 Bitlocker recovery keys enabling full-disk decryption of 6 company laptops.
123 GB of ESA thermal vacuum test data — 30+ years of space-grade materials testing that represents the company’s core competitive advantage and cannot be recreated.
137 executed NDAs with partners including Airbus, RUAG, Safran, Thales, ESA, BMW, Tesla, Google, Samsung SDI, CERN, DLR, and 126 others.
15 years of annual financial statements, bank records, insurance policies, and shareholder agreements — the company’s entire financial anatomy laid bare.

Date of Breach 2026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00
Discovery Date 2026-06-22T14:50:58.039216+00:00
Region DE
Target Domain Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH
Business Sector Manufacturing

 

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