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The UK government does not rule out that a cyber attack may be behind the failures in air traffic control systems that led to serious flight delays in the country.
Ministers have consulted with air traffic management company NATS (Britain's National Air Traffic Service) to minimise disruption caused by failures in the company's automated systems. NATS claims that the malfunction was the result of a "technical problem", without specifying its cause. However, a British intelligence source who previously worked at GCHQ believes that there is reason to believe that the reason was a hacker attack.
At the moment, the authorities have not revealed obvious signs of "suspicious" activity, but continue to consider various versions of what is happening.
Mark Harper, the Transport Minister, urged passengers to read the Civil Aviation Service's recommendations to learn about possible compensation due to delays. Secretary Suella Braverman stressed that automated systems have failed, and now procedures are being performed manually. "Engineers are actively working to solve the problem," she added.
Previously, air traffic control systems were targeted by hackers trying to disrupt the operation of European airspace. Recall that in April last year, an attempt by pro-Russian hackers to disrupt the work of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation was unsuccessful.
The Liberal Democrat Party has called on Rishi Sunak to call an emergency Cobra meeting to address concerns raised by the chaos in air traffic. Vera Hobhouse, the party's transport spokeswoman, expressed her concerns: "Millions of holidaymakers could face major disruption due to this malfunction in the coming days."
The UK government does not rule out that a cyber attack may be behind the failures in air traffic control systems that led to serious flight delays in the country.
Ministers have consulted with air traffic management company NATS (Britain's National Air Traffic Service) to minimise disruption caused by failures in the company's automated systems. NATS claims that the malfunction was the result of a "technical problem", without specifying its cause. However, a British intelligence source who previously worked at GCHQ believes that there is reason to believe that the reason was a hacker attack.
At the moment, the authorities have not revealed obvious signs of "suspicious" activity, but continue to consider various versions of what is happening.
Mark Harper, the Transport Minister, urged passengers to read the Civil Aviation Service's recommendations to learn about possible compensation due to delays. Secretary Suella Braverman stressed that automated systems have failed, and now procedures are being performed manually. "Engineers are actively working to solve the problem," she added.
Previously, air traffic control systems were targeted by hackers trying to disrupt the operation of European airspace. Recall that in April last year, an attempt by pro-Russian hackers to disrupt the work of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation was unsuccessful.
The Liberal Democrat Party has called on Rishi Sunak to call an emergency Cobra meeting to address concerns raised by the chaos in air traffic. Vera Hobhouse, the party's transport spokeswoman, expressed her concerns: "Millions of holidaymakers could face major disruption due to this malfunction in the coming days."
