Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace.

Japan Airlines attributed the issue to a cyberattack designed to overwhelm its network with massive data transmissions. These types of attacks, known as denial-of-service attacks, flood a system with traffic until it crashes or becomes unresponsive, the airline explained.

Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Boxing Day, causing flight delays and disruption—here’s what we know so far.

Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company's network connecting internal and external systems began malfunctioning.

The airline also temporarily stopped selling tickets for flights departing Thursday, but said that there was no impact on flight safety.

Japanese authorities have linked more than 200 cyber attacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology

Japan Airlines' busiest route between January 2025 and November 2025 in terms of the number of flights operated by the Airbus A350 is Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) in Sapporo. The carrier plans to operate a total of 4,265 between the two cities, all of which with the A350-900.

Japan Airlines Co. said it’s experiencing issues with its systems due to a cyberattack that could impact local and international flights.

Japan Airlines said Thursday morning that its systems had been targeted by a cyberattack, causing delays in domestic and international flights at airports nationwide. JAL identified the source of ...

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It has been a full year since a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 collided with a Japan Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8. It was in the last days of December 2024 that the Japan Transport Safety Board released a preliminary report giving us a few more details about the tragic incident.

Hours after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil, a photo of an aircraft's burnt out fuselage was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the wreckage.