US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) hit by data breach

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US defense contractor Electronic Warfare hit by data breach
November 5, 2021
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US defense contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has disclosed a data breach after threat actors hacked their email system and stole files containing personal information.

The company claims the breach's impact was limited but confirmed that the threat actor managed to exfiltrate files containing sensitive information.
As detailed in a notice to the Montana Attorney General's office, EWA discovered that a threat actor took over one of their email accounts on August 2, 2021.
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The firm noticed the infiltration when the hacker attempted wire fraud, which appears to be the primary goal of the actor.

"Based on our investigation, we determined that a threat actor infiltrated EWA email on August 2, 2021. We were made aware of the situation when the threat actor attempted wire fraud," reads EWA's data incident notification.
Based on the investigation that followed, it was discovered that names, social security numbers (SSNs), and the driver's license of the notice recipients were also stolen.
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A high-profile clientele
EWA is a specialist in high-tech defense hardware and software solutions for communication, access control, simulation, training, management, testing, and monitoring systems (radars).

Many of these products are made for highly sensitive customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense (Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, OSD), the Department of Justice, and Homeland Security (DHS).
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