Tag: airline

British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow after ‘IT system issue’

July 19, 2018

Thousands of British Airways passengers left stranded at Heathrow airport following incident. On Wednesday, British Airways passengers had their flights delayed and some even cancelled as a result of a yet to be specified IT system issue. In total, it is reported that as many as 7,000 passengers have been affected and more than 3,000 were stranded … More British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow after ‘IT system issue’

Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

June 23, 2015

Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT. The passengers were waiting to fly from Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport when the attack occurred at around 4:00 pm (1500 GMT). The airline’s ground operations system was knocked offline by the targeted attack, which led to the … More Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

Ryanair “hacked”, millions stolen, phishing suspected

April 30, 2015

The Independent has reported, that Ryanair “has been targeted in an international scam that siphoned millions of euro from its bank accounts”, more specifically, around €4.5 million. The Independent further states “it is believed that thieves managed to initiate a single fraudulent transaction using a Chinese bank when stealing the money from the airline”, that … More Ryanair “hacked”, millions stolen, phishing suspected