Two of the most popular flight tracking websites, Flightradar24 and PlaneFinder had their service disrupted after consecutively suffering multiple cyberattacks.
It seems like a well-organized hacking campaign targeting real-time flight-tracking service providers.
Flightradar24 was attacked thrice in two days, whereas PlaneFinder was attacked multiple times.
PlaneFinder took to Twitter to confirm the news and asked its users to remain patient as they are trying to fix the issue.
Source: https://www.hackread.com/major-flight-tracking-services-hit-cyberattacks/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/flightradar24-ab
"id": "fli24819623",
"linkid": "flightradar24-ab",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Aviation',
'name': 'Flightradar24',
'type': 'Flight Tracking Service'},
{'industry': 'Aviation',
'name': 'PlaneFinder',
'type': 'Flight Tracking Service'}],
'description': 'Two of the most popular flight tracking websites, '
'Flightradar24 and PlaneFinder had their service disrupted '
'after consecutively suffering multiple cyberattacks. It seems '
'like a well-organized hacking campaign targeting real-time '
'flight-tracking service providers. Flightradar24 was attacked '
'thrice in two days, whereas PlaneFinder was attacked multiple '
'times. PlaneFinder took to Twitter to confirm the news and '
'asked its users to remain patient as they are trying to fix '
'the issue.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Multiple disruptions over two days',
'operational_impact': 'Service disruption',
'systems_affected': ['Flightradar24', 'PlaneFinder']},
'motivation': 'Disruption of service',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public announcement via Twitter'},
'title': 'Cyber Attack on Flight Tracking Websites',
'type': 'Cyber Attack'}