US EditionCybercrime Group Is Targeting Airlines, FBI Says: How Are Passengers Being Affected?
- The FBI issued an alert last week stating that the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider is expanding its attacks to target the airline industry.
- Scattered Spider, a notorious teen hacking collective known for extortion, gained earlier notoriety in 2023 for breaching MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment networks and demanding multimillion-dollar ransoms.
- The group uses social engineering tactics, including impersonating employees to deceive IT help desks, and exploits third-party vendors to bypass multi-factor authentication and steal sensitive data for extortion or ransomware deployment.
- At least two airlines have been affected recently, with WestJet and Hawaiian Airlines reporting cyber incidents, while cybersecurity firms and Google have also warned about Scattered Spider’s evolving threats.
- The FBI is actively coordinating efforts alongside aviation and industry stakeholders to support victims, share intelligence, and encourage prompt reporting to help prevent additional breaches in the airline sector.
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FBI: Dangerous cybercriminals are targeting airline security systems
The FBI has issued an alert about a dangerous cybercriminal group that has expanded its operations to target the airline sector. According to the warning released last week, the group, known as Scattered Spider, is using sophisticated social engineering techniques to breach airline security systems.
Mysterious international cyberhackers known as ‘Scattered Spider’ now targeting airline industry: FBI
A shadowy crew of international cyberhackers known as "Scattered Spider" are now believed to be targeting the airline industry, the FBI warned in a new alert.
Cybercrime group is targeting airlines, FBI says: How are passengers being affected?
(NEXSTAR) – A cybercrime organization known as “Scattered Spider” has been targeting airlines based in North America in recent weeks, attempting to gain access to sensitive data for purposes of extortion, the FBI confirmed in an alert issued Friday. “They target large corporations and their third-party IT providers, which means anyone in the airline ecosystem, including trusted vendors and contractors, could be at risk,” the alert reads, in part…
Airlines are directly in hackers’ crosshairs, FBI warns
As summer holidays kick into gear, airlines are facing a new threat. A teen hacking group known as Scattered Spider is targeting the airline industry, the FBI and cybersecurity firms have warned. Last Friday, the FBI issued an alert saying that the cybercriminal group is "expanding its targeting to include the airline sector." At least two airlines have already been affected by cyberattacks. Both WestJet and Hawaiian Airlines have felt the impac…
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