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\nBritish police said on Wednesday a man had been arrested as part of an investigation into a ransomware attack against Collins Aerospace, owned by RTX, which knocked check-in systems at airports offline and caused widespread travel disruption across Europe.
\nThe National Crime Agency said in a statement that the man, in his 40s, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act and had since been released on conditional bail.
\n\u201cAlthough this arrest is a positive step, the investigation into this incident is in its early stages and remains ongoing,\u201d NCA Deputy Director Paul Foster said.
\nIt remained unclear which criminal group was behind last week\u2019s hack. An NCA spokesperson declined to provide further details.
\nRansomware gangs routinely publicise attacks and leak stolen data on dark web \u201cleak sites\u201d but websites that monitor those portals had not, as of Wednesday, detected any group claiming the hack.
\nRansomware is malicious software used by cybercriminals to encrypt a company\u2019s data and demand payment for its release.
\nThey typically operate in the shadows, and many try to avoid targets which might earn them unwanted attention from law enforcement agencies.
\nThe attack on Collins Aerospace was the latest in a string of online hacks in Europe which have had significant offline consequences.
\nBritain\u2019s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India\u2019s Tata Motors, said on Tuesday it was extending the closure of its factories until October 1 following a hack this month that has left its operations paralysed and smaller suppliers struggling.
\nBerlin airport, one of several airports across Europe to have been impacted by the Collins Aerospace hack, said on Wednesday that it may take several more days before it had functional and secure software again, operator BER said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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