Cyberattack on Collins Aerospace systems disrupts check‑in and boarding at Heathrow, Berlin Brandenburg and Brussels

A cyberattack targeting check‑in and boarding systems — which Collins Aerospace said caused a “cyber‑related disruption” — knocked out digital processing at London Heathrow, Berlin Brandenburg and Brussels airports on 20 September. Staff reverted to manual check‑in and boarding, producing widespread delays; at BER only about 25% of departures left on time.

Discovered 2025-09-19T23:47:21.863016-07:00 | 2025-09-19T23:47:21.863016-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Immediate operational impact: check‑in and boarding systems were disabled at major hubs, forcing manual processes and widespread delays — at BER only ~25% of departures were on time; compare an earlier network outage that similarly halted check‑ins at Mumbai's airport (https://hype.aero/?story=ccd38b26-a4f2-494f-95f0-56ab2a51cda8).
  • Third‑party vendor risk: Collins Aerospace confirmed a "cyber‑related disruption," underscoring how a single supplier outage can cascade across airports and airlines and amplify systemic vulnerability; this follows broader analysis of cyberattacks reshaping avionics and operational resilience (https://hype.aero/?story=86ebdef9-3b6b-4934-9531-252a5e5984e2).
  • Elevated threat environment: industry and government alerts highlighting groups targeting aviation IT — including warnings about Scattered Spider — show this incident is part of an escalating pattern of attacks on carriers and service providers (https://hype.aero/?story=a7774dcb-85dd-4fea-bcd2-f7833e746aef).

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