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1
Cyber Attack
2
Cyber Attack (cont.)

• Friday, July 12-0800 General strikes in Italy
  and France are expected to affect or close air
  traffic control in these countries for the day.
• 0900 A report from Greek air traffic controllers
  announces that they can no longer monitor any
  flights over their country. A virus has somehow
  entered their computer system and rendered it
  useless. They are investigating.

3
Cyber Attack (cont.)

• 0917 A similar report is received from the Czech
  Republic.
• 0920 The U.K. announces that its entire air
  traffic control system is down. Requests
  alternative coverage for all of the hundreds of
  planes on the North Atlantic and European routes
  relying on its systems.
• 0920-0930 Several more air traffic controllers
  across Europe report similar problems.

4
Cyber Attack (cont.)

• 0935 The German newspaper Bild receives a report
  from a group identifying itself as Friends of
  the People, claiming it is well on the way to
  ending all flights polluting the earth,
  announcing the banks are next, and promising an
  end to so-called progress.

5
Cyber Attack (cont.)

• 0945 Reports are received from air traffic
  control centers in Finland, Turkey, and
  Kazakhstan that their air traffic control systems
  are down.