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Senate Hearing Addresses Cybersecurity Threats
'The reality is stark,' said Senator Cantwell
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened a hearing addressing cybersecurity threats in the aviation industry this Wednesday.
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened a hearing addressing cybersecurity threats in the aviation industry on Wednesday. “The reality is stark. Our aviation industry is under constant threat from cyber attacks, up 74% since 2020,” said committee chair Maria Cantwell (D-Washington).

Cantwell began the hearing by recounting how a recent cyber attack on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) personally affected her. “Airport leaders…shut down various computer systems that run everything from ticketing to display boards to baggage claims, creating a confusing environment for passengers and workers and, yes, delaying flights,” she said. “The display boards were down for a week. I personally ran through the airport trying to catch a flight, not sure if I was going to the right gate.”