Brussels Airport experienced a cyberattack on Friday evening that crippled its passenger and baggage check-in systems, forcing manual processing and causing significant operational disruptions. The attack, which also affected other European airports, targeted a third-party service provider’s systems. As of Saturday, nine flights were cancelled, and 15 departed with delays, with no immediate resolution expected. Passengers were advised to confirm flight statuses before arriving, as the outage led to processing bottlenecks and potential further cancellations. An investigation is underway to assess the full extent of the damage, but the incident has already resulted in financial losses (e.g., compensation, operational costs), reputational harm due to publicized delays, and potential long-term trust erosion among travelers and partners. The attack disrupted critical infrastructure, highlighting vulnerabilities in supply chain cybersecurity and the cascading effects of third-party breaches on large-scale operations.
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"id": "bru0093500092025",
"linkid": "brussels-airport-company",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "9/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'passengers (exact number '
'unspecified, but delays and '
'cancellations reported)',
'industry': 'aviation/transportation',
'location': 'Brussels, Belgium',
'name': 'Brussels Airport',
'type': 'airport'},
{'industry': 'IT/aviation services',
'name': 'Unnamed service provider',
'type': 'third-party service provider'},
{'industry': 'aviation/transportation',
'location': 'Europe',
'name': 'Other European airports (unspecified)',
'type': 'airports'}],
'customer_advisories': ['expect delays and cancellations; manual check-in '
'procedures in place'],
'date_detected': '2024-02-23T18:00:00Z',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-23T18:00:00Z',
'description': 'Brussels Airport was hit by a cyberattack on Friday evening, '
'disabling its passenger and baggage check-in systems. The '
'attack also affected other European airports. Passenger '
'processing is being carried out manually, leading to delays '
'and flight cancellations. The cyberattack targeted systems of '
'a service provider, and an in-depth investigation is underway '
'to assess the damage. Nine flights have been cancelled, and '
'15 have departed with delays. No immediate solution is '
'expected in the coming hours.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'potential negative impact due to '
'service disruptions',
'downtime': 'ongoing (as of 2024-02-24, no solution expected in '
'the coming hours)',
'operational_impact': ['manual passenger processing',
'flight delays',
'flight cancellations'],
'systems_affected': ['passenger check-in systems',
'baggage check-in systems']},
'investigation_status': 'ongoing (in-depth investigation underway to assess '
'damage)',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-24',
'source': 'Brussels Airport public statement (via local '
'media)'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['public statement',
'advisories to travelers to confirm '
'flight status before arriving'],
'incident_response_plan_activated': 'yes (in-depth investigation '
'underway)',
'recovery_measures': ['manual passenger processing']},
'stakeholder_advisories': ['travelers advised to confirm flight status before '
'arriving at the airport'],
'title': 'Cyberattack on Brussels Airport Disrupts Passenger and Baggage '
'Check-in Systems',
'type': ['cyberattack', 'system disruption']}