Hackers are demanding 100 bitcoin (approximately $5,780,000) from the operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) for documents stolen during a recent cyberattack and posted on the dark web.
The Port of Seattle, which owns and runs the airport, has decided not to pay.
During a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 18, 2024, Lance Lyttle, Aviation Managing Director at SEA Airport said, “paying ransomware to a criminal organization does not reflect Port values.”
According to a cyberattack update posted by HackManac on X, the hackers stole 3TB of databases, internal logins and passwords of employees, a full dump of servers containing emergency services applications for the Port of Seattle and SEA Airport, as well as some staff and customer personal data.
On September 16, 2024, the hackers posted the Port of Seattle’s name on their leak…
Source www.aerotime.aero
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