Ransomware Attack Disrupt the Operations of SpiceJet Flight

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An attempted ransomware assault halted the operations of budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday night, leaving passengers stranded for hours across the country’s airports on Wednesday morning. 

The controversy started after a SpiceJet passenger, Mudit Shejwar, flagged the delay of his flight to Dharamshala even after 80 minutes of the boarding formalities were completed.

“On board flight SG2345 to Dharmshala, it’s been already 80 mins since we boarded the plane, we have not taken off yet, the only communication is of some server down and issue with paper work for fuel, is this for real,” Mudit tweeted, tagging Spicejet, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Airport Authority of India and the Delhi airport authority. 

“Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that impacted and slowed down morning flight departures today. Our IT team has contained and rectified the situation, and flights are operating normally now,” the airline tweeted.