Cyber attack on English airports: ACN urges Italians to pay attention

For Italians who passed through English airports targeted in recent days by a cyber attack (London Stansted, Manchester and East Midlands), the possibility cannot be ruled out that data referable to compatriots «were acquired by the authors of the attack. Interested parties are invited to maintain high attention towards suspicious emails, text messages and phone calls, and never open attachments or access links contained in dubious communications" The indication comes from the National Cybersecurity Agency which is following the evolution of the situation and any repercussions on the national context, including phenomena attributable to broader contexts of disinformation. “No indicators of an increase in this specific type of threat have been detected so far,” explains the body.

The three English airports under attack

Meanwhile, there would be a criminal group of hackers behind the cyberattack conducted against three British airports last weekend, in which personal data from millions of customers was stolen, according to what was revealed by the Manchester Evening News, the English city's newspaper, according to which the gang of cybercriminals, known to the authorities in the United Kingdom and already involved in similar actions in the rest of the world, has asked for a ransom of an unknown amount. Manchester Airports Group (Mag), the company that manages the airports in Manchester, London Stansted and the East Midlands, has been targeted and has refused to pay despite the amount of data stolen from 8.7 million customers. Telephone numbers, emails, license plates and addresses ended up in the hands of hackers, used for a series of airport services, such as parking reservations and WiFi registrations at the three airports. The authors and methods of the attack exclude any type of connection to foreign states.