News / Sharp increase in aviation cyber attacks leaves air cargo vulnerable

© Olivier Le Queinec

In the week that CMA CGM suffered a data breach, eyes are once again on cyber security.

But while the shipping lines (eg Maersk) and forwarders (ECU Worldwide, Toll Group) have taken the vast majority of headlines, the threat in air cargo is also high.

Between 2019 and 2020, there was a 530% increase in cyber attacks reported to Eurocontrol, while there were 775 cyber attacks on airlines in 2020 – and just 150 at airports.

Some 95% of these attacks were financially ...