After hopping from UK retail to US retail to US insurance firms, the hacking group “Scattered Spider” appears to have switched industries once again. The FBI is advising that North American airlines should be on alert for cyber attacks, as well as their assorted vendors and contractors.
Delta has been threatening to sue CrowdStrike over the July flight disruptions that caused mass chaos for travelers, and both parties have now filed papers against each other. CrowdStrike pins the extended IT outage primarily on Delta’s “antiquated” systems.
Some pilots (and hopefuls) for American and Southwest Airlines may need to take steps to protect their identity, as a third party vendor has disclosed a data breach that involves an applicant portal it maintains.