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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Heathrow and major European airports suffer fourth day of disruption after cyber attack

Disruption caused by a cyber attack on airline check-in systems across Europe is continuing into Monday (22 September) – the fourth day since the hack began. Mystery surrounds the identity of the hackers and the purpose of the attack.

The provider of the system, Collins Aerospace, says it is close to completing “necessary software updates” that should restore airports and airlines to normal operations.

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