Bomb threats and cyberattacks on airports, smart appliances disrupt life across Europe
The Globe and Mail · Paul Waldie ·
Authorities don’t know who is behind the disturbances that have affected at least 27 flights, hundreds of supermarket fridges
From fridges to blood banks, airports and airlines, Europe has been overrun with cyberattacks and bomb threats that have caused havoc and raised concerns about what might be hit next.
On Thursday some 25 flights to cities in more than a dozen countries including Britain, Italy, Poland, Spain and Ireland were disrupted by bomb threats. Many planes had to be diverted to secondary airports or escorted by military jets. This after roughly half a dozen flights received bomb threats earlier this week and hundreds of supermarket fridges were hacked.
No explosives have been found, and authorities are not sure who is behind the hoaxes. Italian media reported that a threat sent by e-mail to a Rome airport was signed “Fighters of the Male State.” A similar e-mail went to the Sofia airport in Bulgaria.
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