Malware triggered an outage for airline reservation systems that caused the networks of 20 low-cost airlines around the world to crash
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A cyber attack is a cyber operation, whether offensive or defensive, that is reasonably expected to cause injury or death to persons or damage or destruction to objects.
Michael Schmitt et al; Tallinn Manual 1.0, pp 92
- ✅ Cyber Operation?
- ❌ Expected to cause death or injury to people or damage to objects?
Radixx Airline Reservation Malware Incident does not match this definition. Here's a list of actual cyberattacks and and why this matters.