A cyberattack that has caused major airport disruptions in the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium was caused by ransomware, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) says.

In a statement on Monday, ENISA said law enforcement was involved to investigate the software that holds data until those targeted pay to have their access back.

ENISA did not elaborate on where the ransomware had originated.

Since Friday night, several of Europe’s biggest airports have faced disruptions after hackers took out automated check-in systems developed by Collins Aerospace, affecting dozens of flights and thousands of passengers.

Collins Aerospace, owned by weaponsmaker RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, said on Monday that it was working with the airports targeted by the ransomware, includi

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