Cyberataque affects the main European airports

Cyberataque affects the main European airports

Or Ataque Cibernético Afetou System of Check-in and Despacho de Bagagem, causing Atrasos and Cancelitamentos de Voos, Airoportos Impact EM Bruxela Impactoram OS System of Check-in and Despacho de Bagagem, causing Atrasos, Taxes Nesta Saturday (09/20) Collins Aerospace, a supplier of systems of systems of systems of systems of systems of systems of systems international airport check-in.




“We learned of a computer interruption in our Muse software in some airports,” said Aerospace after at least three European airports have reported problems and felt of delays and flight cancellations.

“The impact is limited to the check-in of electronic customers and the expedition of luggage and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations,” added Collins Aerospace.

At least 10 flights were deleted at Brussels airport and 17 others have undergone delays more than an hour after the system was hit by a “computer attack” during Friday evening, the airport said.

Only check-in and manual boarding was held in Brussels airports, which advised passengers to fly on Saturday to check the state of flight with the airlines before heading towards the air terminal.

London and Berlin

Heathrow airport in London, the most busy in Europe, its check-in and boarding systems, also provided by Collins Aerospace, have been affected by a “technical problem” which “can cause delays for the rack passengers”.

Berlin airport has published a warning on its site by informing: “Due to a technical problem with a supplier of systems that operates throughout Europe, at check-in there were longer waiting times. We are working on a quick solution”.

Heathrow and Berlin airport authorities did not report what caused “technical problems”.

Frankfurt Airport, the largest in Germany, was not hit, said a spokesperson. An employee of the Zurich airport operations control center also stated that the airport was not interested.

The apparent computer attack on Saturday occurred one day after the second airport of the largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg, announced that his site had been violated.

MD (AFP, DPA, Reuters)

Source: Terra

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