Japan Airlines: Japan Airlines (JAL) faced a cyber attack on Thursday (26 December) morning. Due to which their internal and external systems were affected. Japan Airlines (JAL) confirmed the cyber attack at 7:24 am local time.
Giving this information on social media platform “Ticket sales have been stopped due to cyber attack.”
Japan Airlines spokesperson gave information
Airlines (JAL) has accepted the cyber attack. At the same time, the airline spokesperson told AFP that there has been no update yet regarding flight delays due to this attack. It is noteworthy that Japan Airlines is the second largest airline in the country. Japan’s largest airline is All Nippon Airways (ANA).
【Network Equipment Failure Information 10:00 Present】
8:56 に障害の原因となっている要因を特定し、対処いたしました。現在システムの復旧状況を確認中です。また本日出発する国内線、国際線ともに販売を停止しております。ご迷惑をおかけしておりますことをお詫び申し上げます。— JAL 運航情報 【公式】 (@JAL_flight_info) December 26, 2024
Cyber attacks are increasing in Japan
There has been an increase in cases of cyber attacks in Japan in recent times. Earlier in 2022, Toyota also had to face cyber attack. The company also suffered huge losses due to this attack. Due to this attack, Toyota’s domestic plants were closed for an entire day.
In June this year, the popular Japanese video-sharing platform Niconico also had to face a cyber attack. Due to which video-sharing platform Niconico also had to suspend its service. Apart from this, in 2024 itself, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport also had to face a cyber attack. Due to this cyber attack, there was a problem in Seattle’s internet and web systems. Due to which there was a lot of difficulty in operations.