{"id":"1792880339874-tech-segment","slug":"extortion-group-claims-lucid-motors-attack","title":"Extortion group claims Lucid Motors attack","summary":"The Sovcali extortion group did claim on October 21, 2026 that it attacked Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle maker, and posted alleged stolen engineering data on its leak site. The claim of a successful attack remains unconfirmed by Lucid or independent investigators.","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T22:18:59.874Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The Sovcali extortion group did claim on October 21, 2026 that it attacked Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle maker, and posted alleged stolen engineering data on its leak site. The claim of a successful attack remains unconfirmed by Lucid or independent investigators.\nSource: orbitaley.com, ransomlook.io NAMES: Sovcali = an extortion/ransomware group first identified in August 2026; Lucid Motors = U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer ( (https://x.com/Orbitaley/status/2112809284362764394)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The Sovcali extortion group did claim on October 21, 2026 that it attacked Lucid Motors, an electric vehicle maker, and posted alleged stolen engineering data on its leak site. The claim of a successful attack remains unconfirmed by Lucid or independent investigators.","sourceName":"orbitaley.com, ransomlook.io NAMES: Sovcali = an extortion/ransomware group first identified in August 2026; Lucid Motors = U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer (","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Orbitaley/status/2112809284362764394","claim":"Sovcali extortion group claims attack on electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors The Sovcali extortion group claimed on 21 October 2026 that it had attacked Lucid Motors, a US electric vehicle manufacturer. The claim is unverified, but… #ransomware #infosec https://t.co/SYwvfFjOAF ht","author":"@Orbitaley"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Orbitaley/status/2112809284362764394","name":"orbitaley.com, ransomlook.io NAMES: Sovcali = an extortion/ransomware group first identified in August 2026; Lucid Motors = U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer (","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Orbitaley"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792880339874-tech-segment-extortion-group-claims-lucid-motors-attack","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792880339874-tech-segment-extortion-group-claims-lucid-motors-attack","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792880339874-tech-segment-extortion-group-claims-lucid-motors-attack and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Matilda","text":"A new name in the extortion world just put a carmaker on its list. The group is called Sovcali, and the target is Lucid Motors."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Orbitaley, an infosec account, flagged it. Sovcali says it hit Lucid on October twenty-first."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Says. Lucid hasn't confirmed anything, and no independent investigator has either."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Right, but the group also posted what it claims is stolen engineering data on its leak site. That's a bigger move than a bare boast."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Is it, though? Posting files proves they have files. It doesn't prove the files are Lucid's, or that they're new, or that they matter."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Fair. But for a car company, engineering data is the crown jewels. Design files, supplier details, that's years of work."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"If it's real. These groups live on pressure. A scary claim on a leak site gets a company to the negotiating table fast."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And Sovcali is new. First spotted in August, so they've got every reason to make noise."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Which is why I'd wait for Lucid. Right now it's an extortion group's claim, nothing more."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Agreed on the label. My take, though: any EV maker should assume this kind of target is on them. Software-heavy cars mean software-sized attack surfaces."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fair enough. Nobody's immune, and a carmaker that stays quiet for too long will get asked why."}]}