‘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 …

Thousands of Aer Lingus staff data stolen in ransomware attack

A Russia-linked ransomware gang responsible for a global cyber attack that has led to 5,000 Aer Lingus staff having their data stolen may have acquired enough information for identity theft, a leading cybercrime expert has warned. US company Progress Software Read More …

British Airways, Boots staff data compromised by payroll cyber hack

British Airways and retailer Boots said their staff were amongst those hit by a cyber attack on Zellis, a payroll provider used by hundreds of companies in Britain. British Airways, owned by IAG, said it had notified affected employees and Read More …

TSA issues new cybersecurity requirements for airport and aircraft operators

Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a new cybersecurity amendment on an emergency basis to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators, following similar measures announced in October 2022 for passenger and freight railroad carriers. This is part of the Read More …

Scandinavian Airlines hit by cyber attack

Scandinavian airline SAS said it was hit by a cyber attack Tuesday evening and urged customers to refrain from using its app but later said it had fixed the problem. News reports said the hack paralyzed the carrier’s website and Read More …

Hacker finds copy of TSA no-fly list on exposed cloud storage

A copy of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s “no-fly list” has been found by a Swiss hacker exposed on the open internet in yet another case of misconfigured cloud storage. First reported by The Daily Dot, the exposure of the Read More …

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says flight personnel alert system not processing updates after outage

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) system that alerts pilots and other flight personnel about hazards or any changes to airport facility services and relevant procedures was not processing updated information, the civil aviation regulator’s website showed on Wednesday. In Read More …

Eurozone plans to formalize passenger data, improve security

The European Commission last week proposed rules governing the use of Advance Passenger Information in a bid to strengthen border security. As commissioner for home affairs Ylva Johansson explained during a press conference, travel in and out of the Schengen Read More …