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Ransomware attack on aviation tech provider disrupts European airports

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A cyber-attack on a US-based aviation technology provider caused outages in check-in systems at major European airports in September 2025. Flight delays and cancellations followed, and the European Union confirmed ransomware was the cause. UK police arrested a man in connection with the attack.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Being confirmed
Incident type
Ransomware
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Check-in system outages at major European airports and flight delays and cancellations
Cause / method
Ransomware attack on an aviation technology provider
Location
Other countries

Timeline

  1. Check-in outages and flight delays and cancellations at major European airports caused by an attack on an aviation technology provider became known.
  2. Airports struggled to restore check-in systems, and flight disruption continued.
  3. The European Union confirmed ransomware as the cause of the airport disruption.
  4. UK police announced the arrest of a man in connection with the attack that affected European airports.

Also affected by this incident

36 related reports

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