Japan Airlines, chaos in Japan after a cyber attack on the group

For now, the chaos only affects Japan and is being resolved. The airline Japan Airlines announced that its computer systems have been restored after a cyber attack caused flight delays and forced it to temporarily suspend ticket sales. "We have identified the cause and extent of the malfunction and the system has been restored," Jal's X profile reads. it is just the latest in a series of cyber attacks that have grounded service businesses globally in 2024, from healthcare to transport

'The problem was due to a significant attack and did not result in any loss of customer information or virus infection,' the second Japanese airline added. According to the Japanese media, this was a so-called 'DDoS' attack aimed at overwhelming and destroying a website or server. The cyber attack did not cause large-scale disruptions, but certainly 24 domestic flights were delayed by more than 30 minutes. Public broadcaster NHK reported problems with the company's baggage check-in system, saying that flights were disrupted at several airports across the country.