Man arrested over cyber attack that caused Heathrow airport flight chaos
A man in his forties was arrested for a cyber attack that caused deterioration at Heathrow and other major airports at the weekend.
The British National Crime Agency (NCA) said the suspect was made on Tuesday with suspicion of crimes of computer abuse of computer abuse in West Sussex and released on conditional bail.
The alleged cyber attack, thousands of people, delay and cancellation of the large European airports as the weekend of the weekend saw that large European airports were thrown.
Paul Foster, Vice President of the National Cyber Crime Unit of NCA, said: “Although this arrest is a positive step, the investigation into this incident is in the early stages and continues.
“Cyber crime is a permanent global threat that continues to cause a significant deterioration in the UK.
“In addition to our partners here and abroad, NCA is determined to reduce this threat to protect the British people.”
The alleged attack influenced Collins Aerospace, a company working for several airlines in more than one airport in the world, and found that check-in and boarding systems were broken at London Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports.
The deterioration began on Friday night and continued until Saturday and Sunday, the affected airlines had to cancel or delay as they had to perform the check-in and boarding operations manually.
Due to the fact that Heathrow flys from Terminal 4, passengers said that they were met with queues, delays and confusion about whether they can make their planned trips.
The Brussels airport saw that 50 flights on Sunday were canceled and almost 140 more on Monday.
Airlines remained “angry”, reported IndependentThe attack left Simon Calder responsible for re -reservation of travels and organizing food and accommodation for broken passengers.
