The FBI and cybersecurity firms warn that the fertile hacking group known as Scattered spider Now aims at airlines and the transport sector.
In a brief statement on Friday shared with Techcrunch, the FBI said it “recently observed” cyber attacks similar to a scattered spider to include the airline.
Executives of Google’s cybersecurity unit And The Safety Research Division of Palo Alto Networks 42 They also said they witnessed scattered spider cyber attacks aimed at the aviation industry.
Scattered spider is a group of mostly English -speaking hackers, typically adolescents and young adults, who are financially motivated to steal and extinct sensitive data from corporate networks. Hackers are also known for their misleading tactics that often trust Social engineering,, PhishingAnd sometimes threats from violence to company help desks and telephone centers to gain access to their networks, and sometimes deploy ransomware.
The FBI’s statement added that hackers can target large corporations and their third IT providers, meaning “anyone in the airline ecosystem, including reliable vendors and entrepreneurs, could risk.”
The warning comes because at least two airlines have reported intrusions this month.
Hawaiian Airlines said late on Thursday that it worked to secure its systems after a cyber attack. Canada’s second largest airline, Westjet, reported Cyberattack on June 13 This remains ongoing and not resolved. Media Reports linked the Westjet native to a scattered spider.
This fresh wave of scattered spider attacks comes shortly after the cybercrime band was intended the UK’s retail sector and the Insurance industry. The hackers had previously broken in hotel chains, casinos and Technological giants.
Updated with an additional statement by the FBI.
