ICAO ‘investigating’ security breach after hacker claims theft of personal data

UN aviation agency ‘investigating’ security breach after hacker claims theft of personal data The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency that defines international operating standards for civil aviation, has confirmed it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident. In a Read More …

Cyber attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, airports claimed by pro-Russian hacker group

Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security agency said. The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) claimed the Read More …

Cyberattack on JAL delays some flights, disrupts operations

Japan Airlines announced on Dec. 26 that its computer network was hit by a cyberattack, which delayed some flights while the company worked to restore the system and resume normal operations. According to JAL, the cyberattack caused a heavy access Read More …

Port of Seattle says it was hit with possible cyberattack; outage affects airport, phone systems

The Port of Seattle said Saturday it was hit with a “possible cyberattack” that impacted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, phone systems, and websites. The outage was first reported Saturday morning just after 9 a.m. PT, described as an “internet and web Read More …

US FAA revising aircraft cybersecurity rules

US regulators are seeking to revise and simplify the framework for cybersecurity provision on aircraft, in order to harmonise with European certification standards and avoid continually having to issue special conditions. This revision follows several years of work to address Read More …

CrowdStrike Took Down Australia And Half The World Now Facing Massive Compensation Claims

The reputation of a Company that describes themselves as one of the world’s best cyber security Companies is in tatters tonight, with the US business facing the potential of being sued by hundreds of business including major retailers in Australia Read More …

What Is CrowdStrike? Security Company Implicated In Online Outage

CrowdStrike is a company that provides cloud-based online security solutions. Its software is used by some of the largest players in cloud services, including Amazon’s AWS. CrowdStrike has also been implicated in the global outage that has impacted retailers, airlines, Read More …

Microsoft IT outage linked to cyber security firm Crowdstrike hits airlines, railways, NHS and media outlets globally

The ‘most serious IT outage the world has ever seen’ sparked global chaos today – with planes and trains grounded, the NHS disrupted, shops closed, football teams unable to sell tickets and banks and TV channels knocked offline. The devastating Read More …

Alleged breached data of Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka surfaces online

A recent post on the notorious cybercrime forum BreachForums claims that the Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) has suffered a data breach. According to the post, the breached data contains approximately 7,083 records that include names, NICs, emails, Read More …