Japan Airlines hit by cyber attack, causing delays to domestic, international flights
Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Dec 26 it was hit by a cyber attack that caused delays to some of its domestic and international flights. JAL said in an X post that it began having network problems from around 7.24am (6.24am in Singapore). But the cause of the failure had been identified by 8.56am, it added. The company said it temporarily shut down a router that was causing system malfunctions and also suspended ticket sales for flights departing on Dec 26. At least nine domestic flights were delayed by JAL, Japan’s second-biggest airline after All Nippon Airways (ANA), local media said. “We identified and addressed the cause of the issue. We are checking the system recovery status,” JAL said in a post on social media platform X. ANA saw no signs of an attack on its systems, a spokesman said.<br/>
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Japan Airlines hit by cyber attack, causing delays to domestic, international flights
Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Dec 26 it was hit by a cyber attack that caused delays to some of its domestic and international flights. JAL said in an X post that it began having network problems from around 7.24am (6.24am in Singapore). But the cause of the failure had been identified by 8.56am, it added. The company said it temporarily shut down a router that was causing system malfunctions and also suspended ticket sales for flights departing on Dec 26. At least nine domestic flights were delayed by JAL, Japan’s second-biggest airline after All Nippon Airways (ANA), local media said. “We identified and addressed the cause of the issue. We are checking the system recovery status,” JAL said in a post on social media platform X. ANA saw no signs of an attack on its systems, a spokesman said.<br/>
