"American Airlines Pilot Union Recovering After Ransomware Attack"

The Allied Pilots Association (APA) says it has made progress in restoring its systems after falling victim to a file-encrypting ransomware attack last week.  The American Airlines pilot union says the incident occurred on October 30 and resulted in certain systems being encrypted.  The restoration efforts, APA said, would focus on pilot-facing products and tools, with full operations expected to be restored later.  Over the weekend, the organization announced that it had restored most functionality, including access to the alliedpilots.org website.  The APA also reset all passwords on the website, informing users that they would need to select new ones when attempting to access the portal.  The APA also launched an investigation, under the guidance of third-party cybersecurity experts, to determine the scope of this incident.  While it revealed that ransomware was used in the attack, APA has shared no details on the type of ransomware used and whether user data was exfiltrated during the incident.  However, the APA promised that more details would be shared as its investigation progresses.

SecurityWeek reports: "American Airlines Pilot Union Recovering After Ransomware Attack"