Anonymous Sudan, a cybercriminal group, has increased the redemption requirements by 50 times since Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has failed to meet their initial demands. On May 24, the attackers turned off the website and SAS application, preventing customers from purchasing flights and printing landing coupons. SAS’s website for booking and flights has been down for almost 22 hours since the attack.
Anonymous Sudan has announced that the redemption amount has increased from $3,500 to $175,000 and the group will continue to attack SAS until they receive the payment. The main airline of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway has been warned that the ransom will increase the longer SAS delays the payment. The group has threatened that it is only a matter of time until they demand millions and the company will collapse before their eyes.
SAS clients began to complain on May 24 that they were unable to access the airline’s website. Anonymous Sudan announced the cyber attack on the same day in their Telegram channel. The group then demanded a $3,500 ransom to stop the attack, with SAS given one hour to “agree” with the Anonymous Sudan bot in Telegram, or the hackers would continue the attacks and publish the company’s data.
In February of this year, Anonymous Sudan had previously attacked SAS, causing a failure in the airline’s online system. This resulted in data on some passengers becoming visible to others, including contact information, previous and upcoming flights, as well as the last four digits of the customer’s bank card numbers. The group is once again issuing threats against the company until their demands are met.
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