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Airports Grounded by Ransomware Attack Sparks Urgent Cybersecurity Overhaul
When planes stop flying the digital sky reveals its turbulence
Devona Green Jordan
September 22, 2025
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Interesting Tech Fact:
In 1988, long before today’s advanced cyber threats, Los Angeles International Airport experienced one of the first known cases of airport digital security compromise when a hacker broke into the baggage handling control system using nothing more than a dial-up modem. The incident, which forced the temporary manual sorting of thousands of bags, revealed how even early, primitive digital systems in aviation could be exploited by outsiders. Rarely discussed today, this event foreshadowed the vulnerabilities that modern airports still face, showing that the seeds of today’s ransomware crises were planted decades ago when airports first embraced automation.
