The Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) confirmed in a statement Friday afternoon a ransomware attack is what knocked several systems offline last month.
Previously, officials with the Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport confirmed that on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 24, a cyberattack brought down websites, email and many airport services and it disconnected phone services.
Earlier coverage: Cyberattack causing major issues at Sea-Tac Airport
Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said last month airport personnel noticed “nefarious characters” in the system that day and administrators decided to shut the whole system down.
The Port of Seattle stated in its release Friday that since that time,
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