Exploit: Malware
Radixx: Software Company
Risk to Business: 2.207 = Severe
Travel software company Radixx has disclosed a data breach caused by a malware attack that has triggered a dayslong outage, snarling reservations systems at about 20 low-cost airlines around the world. The company said it noticed “unusual activity” around its reservations program on Tuesday. It did not describe the malware or say how it got into the program. Radixx’s parent company is travel software giant Texas-based Sabre Corp.
Individual Impact: No sensitive personal or financial information was announced as compromised in this incident, but the investigation is ongoing.
Customers Impacted: Unknown
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Hacking that disrupts operations has become an increasingly serious problem for businesses that provide services like software and data storage.