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title: Notes on UK and Europe airport breach
tags: [IB, security, Computer Science]

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# Notes on UK and Europe airport breach

![ciberataque-aeropuertos-OTAN-ciberseguridad-Europa](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HJzVre_2el.jpg)


The context of this note is about the breach that happened in september 2025 in different airports (Heathrow, Brussels, Berlin) and discuss it with IB students. 

I posted this so we can use it in class to explain what happened.

The idea is also link it to the Case Study for HL

## Sources

Good sources:

https://socradar.io/heathrow-airport-cyberattack-what-cisos-should-know/
(they try to sell their stuff but it's a nice source)


https://bitlifemedia.com/2025/09/caos-en-aeropuertos-europeos-lo-que-sabemos-del-ciberataque-a-collins-aerospace-y-su-vinculo-con-la-otan/ (Spanish)


https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/software-behind-europes-check-chaos-what-muse-why-it-matters-1744732

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366631592/Cyber-attack-that-downed-airport-systems-confirmed-as-ransomware

Technical source (I think that wasn't written properly and not updated, so I suspect AI slop)

https://www.cyfirma.com/research/from-muse-to-manual-cyberattack-analysis-on-european-airport-operations/



## The target of the attack

### Collins Aerospace

![image](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Byt0eFG2ll.png)


https://www.collinsaerospace.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Aerospace


### ... an RTX company 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTX_Corporation

The agreement with NATO


https://www.rtx.com/news/news-center/2025/09/16/rtxs-collins-aerospace-awarded-nato-contract-for-electromagnetic-warfare-command


## The program cMuse

https://prd-sc102-cdn.rtx.com/-/media/ca/product-assets/files/public/services-and-support/information-management/arinc-airports/passenger-processing-systems/cmuse/airports_arinc-cmuse_bro_a4_emea.pdf?rev=30f1c6a47d774a2a85aa6db2d693b0e6&hash=3E94F9CE4686C51484956297DB24FD60

https://www.collinsaerospace.com/what-we-do/industries/airports/passenger-processing-solutions/agent-assisted-check-in