Man Arrested Over Cyber-attack That Disrupted European Airports

Last weekend, September 20, a awesome cyber incident deed aggregate European airports, bringing down check-in and boarding systems crossed London Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin.

Ground unit were forced to revert to pen-and-paper procedures arsenic baggage and rider processing systems went offline.

Today, September 24, nan UK National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that a 40-year-old man had been arrested successful West Sussex connected suspicion of offences nether nan Computer Misuse Act, arsenic reported by BBC News. The fishy was later released connected conditional bail.

Paul Foster, caput of nan NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit, described nan apprehension arsenic “a affirmative step” but stressed that nan enquiry was astatine an early stage. He warned: “Cybercrime is simply a persistent world threat that continues to origin important disruption to nan UK.”

The aftermath of nan cyber-attack connected European airports

• Heathrow: Flights proceed to beryllium delayed. Internal unit memos revealed Collins Aerospace is engaged successful a awesome rebuild of nan check-in package aft grounded restarts. Airlines and crushed handlers person been told to expect disruptions for astatine slightest a week.
• Brussels: Over 50 outbound flights were cancelled connected Sunday, September 21. By Monday, astir 140 further cancellations were recorded.
• Berlin: While little extensively reported, check-in and boarding disruptions were besides confirmed.

The EU’s cybersecurity agency flagged that ransomware had been deployed during nan attack, raising concerns astir information discuss and early vulnerabilities.

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