Law enforcement was called in to investigate the software that holds data until those targeted pay for access, according to ENISA’s statement on Monday.
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The source of the ransomware was not provided by ENISA.
Numerous of Europe’s biggest airports have experienced disruptions since Friday night as a result of hackers’ attempts to hack into automated check-in systems developed by Collins Aerospace, causing dozens of flights and thousands of passengers to lose.
The airports targeted by the ransomware, including Brussels and London’s Heathrow, were being worked with by Collins Aerospace, owned by weapons manufacturer RTX, which was formerly Raytheon Technologies, on Monday. It is currently working on updates to help bring them back to full functionality.
However, on Monday, there were delays of more than an hour for departures reported at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, and the airport’s check-in systems were still unavailable.
iPads and laptops were used to check in passengers online at Brussels Airport. According to the airport, 60 of the 550 flights that were scheduled to depart and arrive on Monday had to be canceled.
Due to the attention they draw, ransomware attempts have been made on celebrities, but not as frequently as they have, according to Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence at the British cybersecurity firm Sophos.
He told the Reuters news agency, “Disruptive attacks are becoming more prevalent in Europe, but visibility does not always equal frequency.”
“Truly large-scale, disruptive attacks that spill into the physical world remain the exception rather than the rule,” he continued.
In a survey of about 1, 000 businesses, malicious software was the most prevalent type of cyberattack, according to the German industry group Bitkom from last week. One in seven businesses claimed to have paid a ransom to access locked-up data.
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Source: Aljazeera
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