Sea-Tac Airport refuses to pay 100-bitcoin ransom after August cyberattack

The hackers behind last month’s cyberattack on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are demanding a 100-bitcoin ransom — about $6 million — for stolen data, though just how much information was accessed, and what kind, is still unclear. During a Wednesday morning hearing with the U.S.

Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the airport’s aviation managing director, Lance Lyttle, said an internal investigation of the cyberattack remains ongoing, but that officials have confirmed that ransomware gang Rhysida was behind the hack. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.



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