Airline SAS network targeted by hackers after the app was compromised

There has been a notable increase in cybersecurity attacks targeting various sectors, including the airline industry. SAS, an airline based in Scandinavia, has said it was targeted by a cybersecurity attack earlier this week. The attack led to customers refraining from using the application. However, it later said that the issue had been fixed.

Airline SAS network targeted by hackers

According to news reports, the hacking attack targeted the carrier’s website, and customer information was leaked from the application. The head of press at SAS, Karin Nyman, also commented on the development, saying that the company was working on ways to mitigate the effect of the attack and the website.

Nyman noted that the company could not talk more about this attack as it was still in the early stages. However, she noted that the app was working well and that customers could continue accessing the services available.

While speaking to the national news agency known as TT, she said that there was an increased risk of receiving false information by logging into the application, and it has urged customers to refrain from using the application.

The hack led to the entire website of the company being taken down. According to the national news agency, the customers that attempted to log into the SAS application were signed in to the wrong accounts, and they obtained access to the personal details of other individuals.

According to Verdens Gang, a newspaper publication based in Norway, the breach also targeted users based in Norway. Nevertheless, the attack stresses the need for individuals and organizations to implement the proper security measures to protect them from cybersecurity attacks.

Rising cybersecurity attacks against Sweden

Cybersecurity attacks have targeted several companies and organizations based in Sweden. On Tuesday, SVT, the national public television broadcaster for Sweden, was taken temporarily offline, with the broadcaster saying that a hacking group known as “Anonymous Sudan” was responsible for the attack.

The group posted on telegram saying that hackers would target the broadcaster because of the Koran burnings that had happened in the country. Last weekend, there were protests in Stockholm against a bid by Sweden and Turkey to join NATO. The protests also included burning a copy of the Koran.

The protests come at a time when tensions between the country and Turkey have been high. The Nordic country has been seeking backing from Ankara to enter the alliance. However, the protests are only escalating the tensions between the two countries, with the recent cyberattacks proving that the matter was escalating.

The Turkish foreign minister issued a statement saying, “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the vile attack on our holy book… permitting this anti-Islam act, which targets Muslims and insults our sacred values, under the guise of freedom of expression is completely unacceptable.”