{"id":7050,"date":"2018-09-17T02:10:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T00:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=7050"},"modified":"2018-09-17T02:10:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T00:10:47","slug":"bristol-airport-affected-by-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2018\/09\/17\/bristol-airport-affected-by-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Airport affected by ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline\" src=\"https:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Schutz.jpg\" width=\"40\" align=\"left\" height=\"47\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/17\/ransomware-infektion-beeintrchtigt-bristol-airport-betrieb\/\" target=\"_blank\">German<\/a>]On September 14, 2018, British Airport Bristol has been hidden by a ransomware attack. To fix this issue, the flight information system had to be shut down. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Notification of technical problems<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vg04.met.vgwort.de\/na\/40f5f37906ca4b02b5cb55e0c7db0041\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">On September 14, 2018, Bristol Airport announced on Twitter that there were problems with the flight information system.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are currently experiencing technical problems with our flight information screens. Flights are unaffected and details of check-in desks, boarding gates, and arrival\/departure times will be made over the public address system. Additional staff are on hand to assist passengers<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol Airport (@BristolAirport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolAirport\/status\/1040427309306662912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">14. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preserve61122a7d594e4420bc763c4336fb8ece\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The display panels for arrivals and departures had failed due to technical problems. Since Sunday (16.9.2018) the displays seem to be working again, as the airport reports in this tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live flight information has now been restored to digital screens in key locations in the terminal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pm4R0sZ4eX\">pic.twitter.com\/pm4R0sZ4eX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol Airport (@BristolAirport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolAirport\/status\/1041195840621162496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">16. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preserve9702786aa9184611a4b20b31fd56b04e\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<h2>This is what it looked like on the airport<\/h2>\n<p>In the last three days, users posted the replacement solutions provided by the airport operator on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bristol airport protesting against over-technification. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StoneageSunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StoneageSunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2frmcpR7Ph\">pic.twitter.com\/2frmcpR7Ph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon Hammann (@Simon_Hammann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simon_Hammann\/status\/1041266826150379520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">16. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preservebb972b32520646e2ace8edf01fb2ce67\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Here you can see the failed display and the replacement solution in a tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It's all fun and games at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BristolAirport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BristolAirport<\/a>! lets hope they don't run out of paper <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nYefn9Aqr4\">pic.twitter.com\/nYefn9Aqr4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julieanne McMahon (@julieanne_mc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julieanne_mc\/status\/1040543360342208513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">14. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preservea7bad34fb53441c397bea21678d5e0db\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Some users made lokes about the whole thing. Here they are worried that the paper will be exhausted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New state-of-the-art arrivals announcement system at Bristol Airport <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IIRwhMSSOk\">pic.twitter.com\/IIRwhMSSOk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jean van den Elsen (@JeanvdElsen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeanvdElsen\/status\/1040897101889253376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">15. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preservefe15f9f480044cb9a1124a4b567d6f57\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>One suspects that the display systems have received an 'IT upgrade' and the whole thing will then be solved like this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolAirport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BristolAirport<\/a> on top form this morning after new IT system upgrade! \u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XlmFFzxIql\">pic.twitter.com\/XlmFFzxIql<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Bradford (@ScottBradford50) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottBradford50\/status\/1040909063092137984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">15. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preservec71df2d274c0488a8b2e7b0bd9da8ca0\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<h2>Ransomware infection on airport systems<\/h2>\n<p>A few minutes ago it became known that the flight information system at Bristol airport was probably infected by Ransomware.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cyber attack causes 'chaos' for passengers at Bristol Airport<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4uIbUiZFNc\">https:\/\/t.co\/4uIbUiZFNc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aS8e9Bfctw\">pic.twitter.com\/aS8e9Bfctw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WalesOnline (@WalesOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalesOnline\/status\/1041392802268172288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">16. September 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preserve913c7a4a7d114c18b75de9fd366336fc\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/SCRIPT><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Local newspapers came out with the story, as the above tweet shows. Wales Online reports that the problems started on Friday (14. 9.), but lasted well into Sunday. On Twitter I read posts that even passengers were stuck in planes for more than 2 1\/2 hours because nothing worked. <\/p>\n<p>James Gore, the airport's spokesman, told local newsletters that the information screens set up at the airport had been taken offline to prevent an attack similar to the so-called \"ransomware\". He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/news\/bristol-news\/cyber-attack-bristol-airport-blamed-2009887\" target=\"_blank\">Bristol Live<\/a>, \"We believe there has been an online attempt to capture some of our management systems, and that required that we take a number of applications offline as a precaution, including those that provide our data for flight information displays. This was done to mitigate the problem and avoid further impact on more critical systems\".<\/p>\n<p>According to Gore, the systems are now working at \"key locations\" again, including departures and arrivals. The airport's IT department is working on bringing the entire website back online. Specifically, there has probably been a ransomware attack on the airport's systems. The spokesman said that no \"ransom money\" had been paid to put the systems back into operation. ZDNet also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ransomware-attack-blacks-out-screens-at-bristol-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\">an article<\/a> with some information on the subject. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[German]On September 14, 2018, British Airport Bristol has been hidden by a ransomware attack. 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