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NCA Arrests Man Linked to HardBit Ransomware Disruption

🔒 British investigators arrested a man in his forties in West Sussex in connection with a suspected ransomware outbreak that disrupted flights across Europe. The National Crime Agency said the suspect was released on conditional bail and the probe remains at an early stage. Security researchers have linked the incident to the HardBit variant, which affected ARINC vMUSE systems and forced airlines to revert to paper processes amid repeated reinfections.

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Check-in at Major EU Airports

🛫 Over the weekend several major European airports experienced check-in and boarding disruptions after a ransomware attack on the external vendor Collins Aerospace. Attackers targeted the MUSE multi-airline check-in system, forcing manual processing of thousands of passengers and causing delays and cancellations to more than 100 flights. Airports affected included Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin Brandenburg, with only minor impact reported in Cork and Dublin. Authorities and the vendor are investigating while restoration efforts continue.

European airports disrupted after Collins MUSE cyberattack

✈️ Collins Aerospace's MUSE check-in platform suffered a cyber-related outage late Friday, forcing airlines and major European airports to revert to manual processes including handwritten tickets, paper boarding passes, laptops and iPads. Brussels was hardest hit with dozens of cancellations; Heathrow and Brandenburg reported delays while operators isolated affected systems. Collins says the disruption is limited to electronic check-in and baggage drop and that manual operations are in place while it works to restore a secure version. Passengers were urged to check flight status and arrive earlier than usual.

Cyberattack Disrupts Passenger Processing at Major Airports

🛫 According to Tagesschau, IT service provider Collins Aerospace was hit by a cyberattack on the evening of 19 September, disrupting passenger processing at Berlin (BER), Brussels, Dublin and London Heathrow. Security experts said the incident targeted the multi-tenant environment of the ARINC system that supports check-in, boarding and baggage handling. Affected airports reported partial delays and cancellations while Collins worked to restore services.

Third-day airport chaos after supplier cyber-attack

✈️ A suspected cyber-attack on a third-party supplier's check-in platform caused widespread flight cancellations and delays at several European airports, including Heathrow, Brussels, Berlin and Dublin. RTX's Muse software, used for check-in, boarding-pass validation and baggage tagging, was reported as the target, forcing some airlines to revert to pen-and-paper processes. Airports posted notices saying recovery work is ongoing and urging passengers to confirm flight status and use online check-in where possible.