Air Côte d'Ivoire confirms cyberattack following ransomware claims

Source: The Record

The main airline serving the West African nation of Côte d'Ivoire was hit with a cyberattack earlier this month that forced it to institute business continuity plans. Air Côte d'Ivoire did not respond to requests for comment but released a statement Feb. 20 confirming reports that hackers had breached its systems Feb. 8. Last week, the INC ransomware gang claimed it stole 208 GB of data from the airline. In its statement, the airline said the cyberattack “affected parts of its information system” and it had to call in technical teams to assist with flights and other operations. The airline is partially owned by Air France. Based in the country’s largest city of Abidjan, the airline is relatively small with a fleet size of 14, but offers flights to dozens of African countries as well as Lebanon and France. Full Story