Spicejet Spicejet faces ransomware attack, flight operation impacted
New Delhi: Private aviation major Spicejet on Wednesday said its systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that has impacted our flight operations.
"While our IT team has to a large extent contained and rectified the situation, this has had a cascading effect on our flights leading to delays. Some flights to airports where there are restrictions on night operations have been cancelled," the company said in a statement.
#Update: Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that has impacted our flight operations. While our IT team has to a large extent contained and rectified the situation, this has had a cascading effect on our flights leading to delays. >>
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) May 25, 2022
"SpiceJet is in touch with experts and cyber crime authorities on the issue," read the statement.
Several passengers remained stranded in airports amid the cyber attack.
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