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South Africa Seeks Help After Cyberattack Targets Air Traffic Control

·Source: Dark Reading

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Executive Summary

As aviation infrastructure suffers more cyberattacks, air traffic systems are the latest target, with a ransomware toolkit installed on at least one operational network.

Analysis

As aviation infrastructure suffers more cyberattacks, air traffic systems are the latest target, with a ransomware toolkit installed on at least one operational network.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Dark Reading on Sep 30, 2026.

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