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UK air traffic provider NATS IT failure cost over £30m
Infosecurity MagazineNATS · transport, aviation
What happened. A Cyber Monitoring Centre report says an IT failure at the UK air traffic services provider NATS cost the UK economy over £30m. The report does not say an attack caused it.
Who is affected. NATS, the UK air traffic services provider, and the UK aviation and transport sectors. The source does not name any other organisations.
What to do. No action is named. If you run similar equipment, check whether the same technique would work against your site.
When to act. For awareness: no sign it reaches your site
Source: Infosecurity Magazine (opens infosecurity-magazine.com)
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