New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- A cyber attack on a software platform on Saturday disrupted operations at major airports across Europe, including Heathrow in the UK and Berlin in Germany, impacting flight operations. This follows another large-scale cyber attack on 31 August that left the UK's largest car maker, Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover, with manufacturing and retail operations frozen. Its impact has resulted in suspended manufacturing activities globally for three weeks now. Who is behind these attacks, how did they occur, and what implications might they have for India as well? Mint explains.

Early on Saturday, the first reports started surfacing about regular operations such as flight check-ins and baggage drops being disrupted at L...