UK police arrest a man linked to the ransom attack that caused airport disturbances in Europe

UK National Crime Agency (NCA) He said On Wednesday, a man has been arrested regarding the ransom attack, which caused delays and turmoil in many European airports since the weekend.

The penetration The targeted registration systems provided by Collens Aerospace on Friday, causing delay in Brussels, Berlin, Dublin and Heathrow Airport in London, That lasted until yesterday.

While NCA did not mention the man, he said that he was “in his forties” and that he was arrested in the southern province of West Sussex on Tuesday. The agency said that the man was released on a conditional guarantee.

“Although this arrest is a positive step, the investigation into this incident is in its early stages and is still going on,” said Paul Foster, deputy director and head of the National Crime Unit at NCA.

NCA Techcrunch spokesman Richard Crowe told the agency that it has nothing else to add to the press statement.