FBI and Cybersecurity are warning that the Hacking Production Team known as a scattered spider is now aiming for airlines and transport.
In a brief statement shared on Friday with TechCrunch, the FBI said it had “recently noticed” cyberattacks that look scattered spider to include airlines.
Executives from Unit Unit in Google Cyberse and Palo Alto Networks’ Security Division Unit 42 They also said that they saw scattered cyberattacks spider that aimed at the aviation industry.
The scattered spider is a collective mainly English -speaking hackers, usually teenagers and young adults, who have financial incentives to steal and secrete sensitive data from the company’s networks. Hackers are also known for cheating tactics, often based on social engineering, phishing and sometimes threats of violence to helping offices and call centers to access their networks and sometimes develop ransomware.
FBI’s statement added that hackers can target large companies and third -party IT providers, which means that “anyone in the air ecosystem, including reliable sellers and contractors, could risk.”
The warning comes as at least two airlines have reported invasions this month.
Hawaiian airlines Said late Thursday that he worked to secure his systems after a cyberspace. Canada’s second largest airline, Westjet, reported one Cyberettack on June 13 This remains continuous and unresolved. Media reports They have linked the Westjet incident to the scattered spider.
This fresh wave of scattered spider attacks soon comes after the cyberspace of the United Kingdom and the insurance sector was targeted. The hackers have previously been broken into hotel chains, casinos and technological giants.
Was updated with an additional statement from the FBI.
