00:00The summer travel season is in full swing and airlines could be facing a new headache, cybercrime.
00:07The FBI is warning that a cybercriminal group called Scattered Spider successfully breached the computer networks of multiple airlines in the U.S. and Canada this month.
00:17Scattered Spider's members include financially motivated English-speaking young adults who use phishing and social engineering techniques to gain access to networks where they steal data and deploy ransomware.
00:29The FBI's warning follows two cyberincidents affecting Hawaiian Airlines and Canada's WestJet earlier this month.
00:36Anyone in the airline ecosystem, including trusted vendors and contractors, could be at risk, according to the FBI.
00:43The aviation industry is the third major U.S. business sector hit by cyberattacks in the past two months.
00:49The criminal group was previously tied to cyberattacks on the insurance and retail industries.
00:55That'll do it for your Daily Briefing.
00:56From the New York Stock Exchange, I'm Caroline Wood.
