Ukrainian intelligence cyberattack cripples telecom networks in Russian-occupied territories

Mirtelecom subscribers were unable to access the network in occupied Crimea and in occupied parts of Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts. Another Russian provider, Farline, suffered significant damage, primarily in Crimea. Similar attacks continued the following month, targeting propaganda media servers, Read More …

Personal data stolen from unsuspecting airport visitors and plane passengers in “evil twin” attacks

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a man for setting up fake free WiFi access points in order to steal personal data from people. The crime was discovered when an airline reported a suspicious WiFi network identified by its Read More …

Lebanon: Beirut airport screens come under cyberattack

Beirut airport on Sunday came under a cyberattack, Lebanon’s state news agency said, with footage shared by local media showing anti-Hezbollah messages had replaced screen displays at its terminal. Lebanon’s National News Agency said “the cyberattack on the departure and Read More …

‘Pay and benefits compromised’ in Dublin Airport cyber attack

The pay and benefits details of nearly 2,000 staff members of daa, which operates Dublin Airport, were compromised due to a recent cyber attack on professional service provider Aon, the Sunday Times reported. A spokesperson said that as a result Read More …

Cyber attack on Bulgarian government websites traced to Russia

The head of Bulgaria’s National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, said on October 16 that the perpetrator of a cyber attack the previous day on several Bulgarian state, government and private websites had been identified, and the attack had come from Read More …

Hackers took down U.S. airport web sites, Department of Homeland Security confirms

Unknown hackers attacked and temporarily shut down the public-facing websites of at least several major U.S. airports on Monday, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to USA TODAY. The official from DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or CISA, Read More …

Airport services firm Swissport reports ransomware incident

Swiss airport management service Swissport reported a ransomware attack affecting its IT systems on Friday. The company said the ransomware attack targeted its IT infrastructure. The group behind the attack was not named. Also: Prosecutors investigating cyberattacks affecting multiple Belgian Read More …

UK: Three flights diverted as Gatwick Airport air traffic control suffers IT issues

Three flights have been diverted from Gatwick Airport due to IT issues in the air traffic control tower. Two British Airways flights were diverted to Heathrow Airport while one easyJet flight was redirected to London Luton Airport, a spokesperson for Read More …

Cyprus: Surveillance firm pays $1 million fine after ‘spy van’ scandal

The Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus has collected a $1 million fine from intelligence company WiSpear for gathering mobile data from various individuals arriving at the airport in Larnaca. While this is just an administrative Read More …

Many problems with cyber security of Schipihol’s border control: Court of Audit

Schiphol is very vulnerable to cyber attacks, the Court of Audit concluded after investigating the cyber security of the border control systems the Koninklijke Marechaussee uses at the airport. Two of the three systems are not properly protected against cyber Read More …