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Swissport ransomware delays Zurich Airport ground handling and departures

On 3 February 2022 ransomware encrypted files on Swissport-related infrastructure, temporarily disabling IT systems used for airport ground-handling workflows. Zurich Airport reported 22 flights delayed by up to 20 minutes that day while Swissport used manual or fallback processes and restored affected services.

69

Estimated severity

69 / 100

93

Source reliability

93 / 100

Approximate Date

2022-02-03

Targeted Company

SWISSPORT

Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact

  1. Distribution & Fulfillment

  2. Procurement & Sourcing

  3. Production & Manufacturing

  4. Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)

  5. Warehousing

  6. Service Delivery

  7. Unrecognized Impact

Supply Chain Relations

No information

Geographic Impact

Country Targeted Company

Switzerland

CHE

Other Affected Countries

No other affected countries reported

Target country

Switzerland

Affected countries

Switzerland

Impacted regions

No information

Operational Impact

Duration

No information

Financial impact (USD M)

No information

Impact types

Service degradationTransportation disruption

Affected sectors

Logistics & WarehousingTransportation

Affected departments

Information TechnologyLogistics & Transportation

Attack Profile

Attack types

Ransomware

Attributed threat actors

No information

Sources

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