Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Technology, chaired by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., pressed officials from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday about last month’s cyberattack that disrupted travel for a week.
“Our aviation industry is under constant threat from cyberattacks, up 74% since 2020,” Cantwell said.
“Last month, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was hit by a ransomware attack forcing airport leaders to shut down systems that run everything,” said Cantwell, noting she passed through the airport during the chaos to find all display boards down, meaning she was unsure which gate she should go to for her flight.
The Aug. 24 attack was confirmed to be a ransomware incident perpetrated by the “Rhysida,” a Russian-based ransomware-as-a-service operation that allows criminals to use the platform to extort victims.
The attack led to outages affecting key systems, including baggage handling, check-in kiosks, ticketing, Wi-Fi, passenger display boards, and the Port of Seattle’s website and app. Maritime operations run by the Port of Seattle were also impacted. […]
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