This week, a group known as “Anonymous Sudan” has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack which left the website of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) offline and exposed customer data. During the attack, some travelers noticed they had access to the personal information of other customers, including their names, dates of birth, postal address, email address, and details of previous and upcoming flights, as well as the last four digits of customers’ credit card numbers. SAS warned customers not to use the app until the problem was fixed and stated that more attacks are likely to come in the near future.
The attack comes amid a wave of similar cyber assaults on Swedish organisations, under the banner of “Anonymous Sudan”. Sweden’s healthcare sector, for instance, was hit by a number of similar attacks in recent days which overloaded systems with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Messages on Anonymous Sudan’s Telegram channel have claimed that its attacks are retaliation for anti-Islamic demonstrations in Sweden. Sure enough, on Valentine’s day, a cyberattack successfully took Sweden’s national TV broadcaster SVT off-air temporarily.
Some commentators have pointed out that it is very possible that the perpetrators of the attacks do not actual hail from Sudan, but may instead be part of a Russian campaign. SAS says it has informed law enforcement agencies and the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) about the security incident.
The cyber attack on Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has caused serious concern among customers, who were left exposed to the personal information of other customers and the last four digits of their credit card numbers. Such attacks have become increasingly common, with Swedish organisations being targeted by the group “Anonymous Sudan”. It is possible that the perpetrators of the attacks are not from Sudan, but are instead part of a Russian campaign. SAS has informed law enforcement agencies and the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) about the security incident.
Key Points:
• A group known as “Anonymous Sudan” has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack which left the website of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) offline and exposed customer data.
• During the attack, some travelers noticed they had access to the personal information of other customers, including their names, dates of birth, postal address, email address, and details of previous and upcoming flights, as well as the last four digits of customers’ credit card numbers.
• The attack comes amid a wave of similar cyber assaults on Swedish organisations, under the banner of “Anonymous Sudan”.
• It is possible that the perpetrators of the attacks are not from Sudan, but are instead part of a Russian campaign.
• SAS has informed law enforcement agencies and the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) about the security incident.