The disruption is the newest in a series of hacks aimed at governments and companies around the world, in which sectors are affected from health care and defense to detail and cars. A recent infringement of luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover brought his production to a halt.
What was affected in the cyber attack?
“The impact is limited to electronic check-in and the luggage drop and can be limited with manual check-in activities,” RTX said in a statement, adding that it worked to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.
People are in a row to check in after the attack caused delays at the Brussels international airport. Source: AP / Harry Nakos
A spokesperson for the European Commission said that there were currently no indications for a “widespread or serious attack” and that the origin of the incident was still being investigated.
Who was behind the attack?
Rafe Pilling, director of threat information at CyberSecurity Company Sophos, said that the impact of the incident emphasized “the fragile and mutually dependent nature of the digital ecosystem that supports air travel”.
Various websites for following infringement have previously said that Collins Aerospace was hit by Ransom-seeking hackers in 2023.
Aviation Industry ‘Prime Target’ for cyber attacks
“From airlines and airports to navigation systems and suppliers, every link in the chain is vulnerable to attack,” warned the report, pointing that the strategically and economically important sector had become a “prime target” for cyber attacks.
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