Aviation services company Swissport International disclosed a ransomware attack which has impacted its IT infrastructure and services, causing delays in flights.
The Swiss company provides services for cargo handling, security, maintenance, cleaning, and lounge hospitality for 310 airports in 50 countries.
It handles 282 million passengers and 4.8 million tons of cargo every year, making it a vital link in the global aviation travel industry chain.
The company tweeted that the attack has been largely contained and systems are being restored to bring services back to normal.
According to a spokesperson of the Zurich Airport, one of Swissport’s clients, the cyberattack occurred at 6AM on Thursday and caused minor delays for 22 flight yesterday, between three and 20 minutes.
Swissport said that ground services for airlines could continue even without IT system support, although delays are inevitable in some cases.
More details regarding the attack is not known at the moment, and is also not sure which ransomware gang is responsible for the attack.
No ransomware group has claimed the attack against Swissport or on their leak sites.
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