Two major flight tracking services hit by crippling cyberattacks

guest · Sep 29, 2020

Flightradar24 hit by third cyber-attack in two days
September 29, 2020
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54337980

The attack is the third the company has suffered in two days, it said.
Early attempts to restore the site failed, with "significant instability due to the sustained attacks", it said.

The website allows users to track planes - both commercial passenger flights and private ones - in mid-air, following flight paths live.
Flightradar24 says it has about two million users and tracks 180,000 flights every day. It includes aircraft manufacturers - such as Airbus and Boeing - among its customers.
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guest · Sep 29, 2020

Two major flight tracking services hit by crippling cyberattacks
It is still unclear who is behind these cyberattacks
September 29, 2020
https://www.hackread.com/major-flight-tracking-services-hit-cyberattacks/

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.

“There may be issues accessing Plane Finder at the moment. It seems it’s our turn to have our systems attacked. Our team is working hard to restore normal service. Please bear with us, we will provide updates as we have them.”
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Both platforms are immensely popular among aviation enthusiasts and travelers worldwide. For instance, both websites have millions of registered users and thousands of flights are daily tracked through them.
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