- It confirms that cyber attack is linked to ransomware airports in Europe
- Flights were canceled and delayed in interruption
- More technological interruption has also arrived at Dallas Fort Worth airport
Hundreds of flights throughout Europe were canceled and delayed after a ‘cyber interruption’ meant that the check-in of electronic clients and the fall of luggage was disconnected.
The EU Enisa cybersecurity agency has confirmed that the interruption was linked to a ransomware incident, but did not reveal what particular tension was the fault.
“The type of ransomware has been identified. The police are involved to investigate,” said a statement.
Extended interruptions
The attack was addressed to Collins Aerospace, particularly a product called ARINC CMUSE, a “solution of the next -generation passenger processing system that allows multiple airlines to share registration desks and boarding door stalls at an airport instead of having their own dedicated infrastructure.”
The interruptions affected the flights of Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, as well as the effect effects to the airports of Dublin and Cork.
On the other side of the Atlantic, a pair of cut optical cables caused interruptions at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. These cables affected the primary and secondary data routes that support computer systems, radars and radio frequencies;
“Yesterday’s interruption was caused by multiple failures of the TDM data telecommunications service provided by Frontier, a local telecommunications company. This led to an interruption that impacts the installation of Dallas Tracon de la FAA,” confirmed the Federal Aviation Administration.
“The supervision of L3harris, a FAA contractor, did not ensure that the dismissals in the system work properly. This is a clear example of the obsolete infrastructure of the FAA and underlines the urgent need to modernize our air traffic control systems.”
Although this has now been resolved, FAA says that this incident highlights the “critical importance of eliminating thousands of obstacles to state and local permits” so that the industry can advance from the “analog system and aging to the most resistant digital technology”, which is fundamental for the reliability and resistance of the national airspace system.
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