You may have seen in recent news a hack of service provider Collins Aerospace, a provider of baggage and check–in services to several airports in Europe. I was getting ready to travel at the time and was flying out through London Heathrow airport (one of the affected airports), so I kept tabs on the developments. I wanted to be able to adjust my travel plans in case flights out of Heathrow were cancelled or delayed. An announcement on the airline website showed that all services were running normally, but I made plans to get there a little earlier than usual… just in case. 

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