Security News > 2022 > May > Ransomware grounds some flights at Indian budget airline SpiceJet

Indian budget airline SpiceJet on Wednesday attributed delayed flights to a ransomware attack.

SpiceJet said the attack was quickly contained and rectified with flights again operating normally.

The company later was forced to clarify that its definition of "Normally" meant flights delayed by ransomware had a cascading effect on its schedule, so while it whacked the ransomware passengers could still expect disruptions.

Update: Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that has impacted our flight operations.

SpiceJet is the second largest airline in India measured by domestic passengers, and in pre-COVID 2019 claimed 13.6 percent market share.

SpiceJet is not alone among airlines when it comes to being slowed down by ransomware.

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