A suspected cyber-attack targeting a third-party software supplier has caused major flight cancellations and delays at several European airports over the weekend. London’s Heathrow Airport and terminals in Brussels, Berlin, and Dublin are among those that continue to be impacted by the incident. A US aerospace and defense leader, RTX, told the BBC that its Muse software was targeted by threat actors. The software helps airlines to digitally check in passengers, validate boarding passes, and t
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There seems to be a current trend of attacking the airline industry. In Germany, seven airports were hit by a suspected cyber-attack on 16 February. Düsseldorf, Nuremberg, and Dortmund airports were among those impacted, but the websites for Germany’s three busiest airports: Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin—were all functioning normally. These airports were victim to large-scale DDoS attacks. Currently, other airport systems were not affected. From Reuters, the chief executive also added that
