Tokyo, Dec 26
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced on Thursday that its luggage check-in system is being targeted by a cyberattack, causing delays for at least 24 domestic flights, some of which by up to an hour. International flights were also impacted, it said.
The airline reported that the issues came to light around 7:25 a.m., prompting JAL to suspend ticket sales for both domestic and international flights for the rest of the day. Passengers with pre-purchased tickets can still use them.
Investigators revealed that the airline had informed authorities about a possible distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, in which multiple sources flood a network with data to overwhelm it in a short time, News agency reported.
JAL stated that it is working to address the cyberattack and identify its source, noting that the disruption could have a broader impact on flights. The airline successfully disabled a compromised router temporarily.