Several major European airports were disrupted over the weekends due to a ransomware attack targeting check-in and boarding systems.
The airports suffering from technical difficulties are Heathro, Brussels Airport in London, and Brandenberg in Berlin. Cork and Dublin Airports in Ireland also experienced difficulties, but the effect was minor.
According to the Brussels Airport, the attack began on Friday night, and targeted “Colins Aerospace, Czech-in and External Providers of Boarding System”.
Hackers targeted the muzz (multi-user system environment) system, used by many airlines to share check-in desk and boarding gate posts, as a solution to their own dedicated infrastructure.
“After a cyber attack on the American company Collins Aerospace, the external provider of the check-in and boarding systems, there are check-in operations at many European airports,” Brussels Airport says On your website.
Rainmware attack confirmed
Cybercity for European Union Agency (Enisa) Told the guardian In a statement on Monday, a ransomware attack created disruption.
The incident affected a significant number of flights, as over 100 either delayed or canceled, and thousands of passengers had to be processed manually.
Brucells airport Said The disruption continued on Monday and advised the passengers to investigate the status of their flight before coming to the airport.
Coalins is working to restore the system as soon as possible at Aerospace affected airports.
According to a spokesperson of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) in Britain, law enforcement is also involved in investigation
“We are working with Colins Aerospace and affect Britain airports, with the department for transport and law enforcement colleagues, to fully understand the impact of an incident,” NCSC States,
The agency is urging all organizations to move to their free guidance, services and equipment so that they can improve their safety stance and reduce the risk of cyber attack.
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