BP hit by ransomware attack

Air Botswana has reported a cybersecurity incident that resulted in unauthorised access to some of its internal systems.

In a public notice, the airline said the suspected ransomware attack occurred on November 3 and involved systems containing employee and internal information. Passenger booking systems and flight operations were unaffected.

The airline said it had activated its incident response procedures, notified the relevant authorities and taken steps to comply with data protection requirements.

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