What we know about the cyberattack that hit major European airports

After targeting Collins Aerospace, a cyber attack check-in technology company, a cyber attack continued a second day on Sunday.

Heathrow, England’s largest airport, was among the affected by Berlin and Brussels airports.

Brussels Airport, as a result of cyber attack until Sunday, heavily expected to cancels and flight cancellation, he said.

Heathrow said it was working “Solve and save“Following the Collins deduction that affects Check-in.

Dik We apologize to those who faced delays, but the majority of the flights continued to operate by working with the airlines, “he said.

Brussels said On the website On Sunday, the cyber attack “has a great impact on the flight program and unfortunately causes delays and cancellations of flights”. He advised passengers to check their flight situations before going to the airport.

Berlin Excited travelers longer waiting times as a result of “system outage of a service provider”.

Dublin Airport was also affected, but a Full Program Sunday.

“Some airlines in Terminal 2 continue to use manual temporary solutions to create bag labels and boarding transitions. This means that check-in and bag decrease operations may take a little longer than usual.” He said.

Jaguar Land Rover is one last week Pause in production He follows a cyber attack until September 24th. The company said in a statement, “This decision will take time to consider the different stages of our judicial investigation into the cyber incident and consider the different stages of the controlled restart of our global operations.” He said.

Earlier this year, British retailer Marx & Spencer said that a cyber attack that left food shelves naked and stopped online sales, said it would delete almost one third of its annual profit.

However, Cyber ​​Security Firm Check Point’s business President Charlotte Wilson said that the aviation industry rely on common digital systems, especially for cyber criminals, he said.

“These attacks usually pass through the supply chain and use third -party platforms used by multiple airlines and airports at the same time.” He said. “When a seller is in danger, the fluctuation effect may be immediately and extensive and may cause widespread deterioration between the borders.”

In order to increase flexibility, he said that aviation companies should be updated regularly and ensure that well -tested backup systems are available. He also called for better information sharing between technology providers, airlines and governments.

“Cyber ​​attacks rarely stop at national borders, so how quickly a country can define and report an attack, others can take action more quickly.” He said. “A combined defense will be much more effective than silent reactions.”