UK police arrest man after airports cyberattack

“Cybercrime is a persistent global threat that continues to cause significant disruption to the UK,” he added.

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The National Crime Agency said it had launched its investigation after a “cyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace” was reported last Friday.

Collins Aerospace helps several airlines at multiple airports across the world with check-in and baggage drop systems.

The EU’s cyber security agency confirmed the disruption was “caused by third-party ransomware incident”.

The disruption, still ongoing in a limited way at some European airports Wednesday, interrupted those systems, prompting flight cancellations and delays, in particular on Saturday.

Airlines were forced to carry out manual check-ins and baggage drops, slowing down the procedures.

Collins Aerospace said on Saturday it had “become aware of a cyber-related disruption to our MUSE software in select airports” and that it was “limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop”.