Coverage dated December 25, 2024

Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, delaying flights during year-end holiday season

Headline from Local News 8

TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights. The carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting internal and external systems began malfunctioning…

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Japan Airlines hit by cyber attack, delaying some flights (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    JAL says it has suspended ticket sales for all services on Thursday following incident.

  2. Local News 8

    Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, delaying flights during year-end holiday season (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights. The carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting internal and external systems began malfunctioning…

  3. Voice of America

    Japan Airlines suffers delays after carrier reports cyberattack (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    24 domestic flights delayed by more than half an hour

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Japan Airlines says hit by cyber attack – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Japan Airlines (JAL) said the incident could have an impact on flight operations. The firm is Japan's second largest airline after All Nippon Airways.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Japan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said it was able to stop the onslaught and restore its systems hours later. There was no impact on flight safety, it said.

  6. Newsweek

    Cyberattack delays Japan Airlines flights during holidays (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Japan Airlines confirmed the attack did not involve a virus or compromise customer data.

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, delaying flights during year-end holiday season - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting internal and external systems began ma…

  8. Quartz

    Japan Airlines hit by major cyberattack, leading to massive delays (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    More than half the carrier's flights are behind schedule

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, causing delays to some flights | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    TOKYO >> Japan Airlines said on Thursday it was hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to some domestic and international flights.

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