Seattle-Tacoma Airport Suffers Flight Delays After ‘Possible Cyberattack’

Published on August 25, 2024

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Washington is facing disruptions following a potential network breach as authorities ask travelers to confirm flight status with their airlines. “The Port of Seattle, including SEA Airport, is experiencing an internet and web systems outage, which is impacting some systems at the airport,” SEA said in an Aug 24 X post. “Earlier this morning, the Port of Seattle experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack. The Port isolated critical systems and is in the process of working to restore full service and do not have an estimated time for return.” On Saturday, 30 percent of flights taking off from the airport were delayed while three flights were canceled, according to data from FlightAware. In addition, 22 percent of incoming flights were delayed and three were canceled....

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