Cybercrime is nothing new. Recently, however, a known cybercriminal group targeted a number of major airlines, most of them based in North America. The notorious group of hackers, called Scattered Spider, managed to breach the airlines' security systems, seeking to compromise
customer information, loyalty program data, operational systems, and other sensitive details for purposes of extortion. The attacks are seen as an escalation in hackers' increasingly sophisticated modus operandi, and has cybercrime experts and law enforcement more worried than ever as to the lengths cybercriminals will go in holding industry to ransom. So, why are airlines being singled out, and what's the risk to passengers?
Click through the following gallery and learn more about this brazen cyber attack on the airline industry.