Hackers are demanding 100 bitcoin (approximately $5,780,000) from the operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) for documents stolen during a recent cyberattack and posted on the dark web. 

The Port of Seattle, which owns and runs the airport, has decided not to pay.  

During a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 18, 2024, Lance Lyttle, Aviation Managing Director at SEA Airport said, “paying ransomware to a criminal organization does not reflect Port values.”

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