Airport Cyber Nightmare Echoes CrowdStrike Chaos: Parmy Olson

Europeans were in airport purgatory over the weekend after a cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems caused delays and cancellations, affecting hubs including Heathrow and Berlin where some airlines had to board passengers manually. The attack took place late Friday, according to Brussels Airport, and gummed up travel across the continent. Charlotte, NC-based Collins Aerospace confirmed a “cyber-related disruption” to its MUSE software, following a now familiar pattern of companies scrambling to deal with the fallout from a single point of failure.

There are parallels with last year’s CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. incident, where a botched ...