Simple Flying
Luke Bodell
19 September 2024
Hackers are demanding approximately $6 million in cryptocurrency for documents stolen from Port of Seattle, the operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The ransomware gang behind the attack posted stolen files to the dark web and is seeking 100 Bitcoin as payment to unlock data it encrypted.
As reported by AP News, Lance Lyttle, Port of Seattle's managing director of aviation, confirmed that the Sea-Tac airport operator had received a ransom demand worth over $6.2 million at Bitcoin's current valuation. Speaking to a US Senate committee, Lyttle said that the hackers were able to encrypt some data before the airport halted their attack. Lyttle said,
"On Monday, they posted on their dark website a copy of eight files stolen from Port systems and are seeking 100 bitcoin to buy the data."
Read on: Seattle-Tacoma Airport Hackers Demand $6 Million In Bitcoin For Stolen Files (simpleflying.com)
