Cyber ​​attacks hit Heathrow and European airports

Maya’s attacks have led to flight delays in Heathrow and several European airports, with problems that lasted for hours.

The airports in London, Berlin and Brussels have warned passengers that their flights may be postponed due to technical problems in the check-in and boarding systems.

Software provider, Collins Airspace, suffered technical problems for “departing passengers”, according to a statement by Heathrow Airport.

“While the provider works to solve the problem quickly, we advise passengers to check their flight status with their airlines before traveling,” the statement said.

“We apologize for the inconvenience.”

Security officials said they were looking for the incident on Saturday afternoon.

A spokesman for the National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) said: “We work with Collins Aerospace and affect the British airport, in addition to the Department of Transportation and Law Enforcement College, to fully understand the impact of an incident.”

Brussels Airport said the cyber attack began on Friday night, which caused almost a dozen flight cancellation and delay of at least 17 departures.

Passengers also experienced a longer wait during check-in because they were done manually.

“Service providers actively work on this problem and try to solve the problem as quickly as possible.”

Airport software provider responds to cyber attacks

Collins Airspace said that he had identified cyber attacks on one of the systems and the problems were isolated for check-in and lifted luggage.

“We have realized the disorder related to cyber with our muse software at a particular airport,” a statement provided for AM City said.

“We actively work to solve problems and restore full functionality to our customers as quickly as possible.

“The impact is limited to the check-in of electronic customers and reduced luggage and can be reduced by manual check-in operations.”

Members of the Liberal Democratic opposition have urged the government to clarify whether Russia is behind the security attack.

The latest cyber attacks have occurred when people like Jaguar Land Rover and M&S have suffered from large costs and placed thousands of jobs at risk after they were targeted by hackers.

The retailer said the cyber attack would cost around £ 300 million while the estimate showed that JLR could take a hit £ 120 million due to the ongoing disorder had caused the closure of the factory in the UK.

Suppliers to JLR are also at risk of bankruptcy, according to reports.

The airport, meanwhile, has suffered several years of being deceived by software. Maya’s attack on Cyber ​​Crowdstrike security companies in mid -20124 caused delays around the world.

A few months ago, errors in the British air traffic control system also caused severe disturbances in Heathrow and other airports.