- EU confirms Cyberattack linked to Ransomware Hit Airports in Europe
- Flights were canceled and delayed in the disturbance
- More technical disturbance has also hit Dallas Fort Worth Airport
Hundreds of flights across Europe were canceled and delayed after a ‘cyber-related disturbance’ meant electronic customer check-in and the luggage drop was taken offline.
The EU CyberSecurity Agency Enisa has confirmed that the disturbance was linked to a ransomware event but did not reveal what particular strain was blamed.
“The type of ransomware has been identified. Law enforcement is involved to investigate,” declared a statement.
Extended disturbances
The attack targeted Collins Aerospace, especially a product called Arinc Cmuse, a “next generation’s common use of passenger processing systems that allow multiple airlines to share check -in tables and boarding port positions in an airport instead of having their own dedicated infrastructure.”
The disorders affected aircraft from Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin as well as knock-on effects to both Dublin and Cork airports.
Across the Atlantic Ocean caused a severed pair of fiber optic cables disruption in Dalla’s Fort Worth International Airport. These cables affected both primary and secondary data data that support computer systems, radars and radios frequencies;
“Yesterday’s disturbance was caused by several errors in TDM Data Telecommunications Service provided by Frontier – a local telecommunications company. This then led to a Ustop that had an impact on FAA’s Dallas Tracon system,” confirmed the Federal Aviation Administration.
“Supervision of L3harris, a few contractor, failed to ensure that layoffs in the system worked properly. This is a clear example of FAA’s outdated infrastructure and emphasizes the urgent need to modernize our air traffic control systems.”
Although this is now resolved, FAA says this incident highlights the ‘critical significance of clearing thousands of state and local permits obstacles’ so that the industry can advance from ‘aging, analog systems to more resilient, digital technology’ that is critical of the national airspace system’s reliability and resistance.
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