Bert Kondruss, KonBriefing Research, Germany
March 22, 2025
This page provides an overview of known cyberattacks on the aviation industry in 2024: aircraft manufacturers, aircraft leasing companies, airlines, airports and air traffic control. You will find a chronological list with date, affected company or organization and location. The information is based on official announcements from the companies and reports from newspapers and trade magazines. However, only a fraction of the incidents are ever published in the media, so the actual number of successful cyberattacks was much higher.

Cyber incident overview

Major cyberattacks on the aviation industry 2024
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Which companies were affected by a cyber attack?

 
#DateCountryCityStateCompanyTypeStichworte
1January 7, 2024LebanonBeirut / بيروتAirportAviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Transportation,Beirut International Airport
2January 17, 2024NetherlandsAmsterdamAircraft leasing companyFinance, Money,Aviation,AerCap
3January 31, 2024USACoconut Creek FLFLAircraft leasing companyFlorida, Broward County, Finance, Money,Aviation,Willis Lease Finance
4February 2024 ?RussiaDrone control systemArmed Forces, Military,Aviation
5February 2024USAMobile ALALAircraft engine manufacturerAlabama, Mobile County, Aviation,Continental Aerospace
6February 25, 2024DenmarkCopenhagenAirportAviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Transportation,Copenhagen Airport
7May 13, 2024FrancePauAirportNouvelle-Aquitaine, Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Aéroport de Pau
8May 19, 2024GermanyHamburgHHAirportAviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Transportation,Hamburg Airport
9July 22, 2024CroatiaSplitAirportAviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Split Saint Jerome Airport / Zračna luka Sveti Jeronim Split
102024TurkeyAntalyaAirlineTransportation,Aviation,Airline,SunExpress
11August 24, 2024USASeattle WAWAAirportWashington, King County, Aviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
12August 2024GermanyLangenHEAir traffic control companyHesse, Offenbach district, Aviation,Transportation,Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS)
13October 6, 2024Czech RepublicVelká BítešAerospace companyKraj Vysočina, Okres Žďár nad Sázavou, Aviation,Aerospace, Aviation, Defence, Defense,PBS Velka Bites
14October 18, 2024CyprusLarnaca / Λάρνακα LárnakaAirport operatorAviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Transportation,Hermes Airports
15October 2024MexicoMonterreyAirport operatorNuevo León, Aviation,Transportation,Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA)
16December 26, 2024JapanTokyo / 東京AirlineTransportation,Aviation,Airline,Travel, Tourism,Japan Airlines
17December 28, 2024ItalyMilanoAirportItalia,Aviation,Aerodrome, Airport, Airfield,Travel, Tourism
182024 ?CanadaMontreal QCQCInternational aviation organizationQuébec, Aviation,International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Hacker attacks statistics

By month

Major cyberattacks on the aviation industry 2024 by month
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By country

Major cyberattacks on the aviation industry 2024 by country
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Notes

  • The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
  • Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
  • Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
  • An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
  • The graphics marked in this way may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0, also for commercial purposes (Attribution: KonBriefing Research).
More statistics:
Cyberattacks, Hacker attacks, Ransomware attacks

List of cyber attacks: Details, examples and sources

Flag USAJanuary 31, 2024
Cyber attack on an aircraft leasing company
Willis Lease Finance - Coconut Creek, Florida, USA (Broward County)
https://www.sec.gov/ixviewer/ix.html?doc...
Flag USAFebruary 2024
Cyber attack on an aircraft engine manufacturer in the USA
Continental Aerospace - Mobile, Alabama, USA (Mobile County)
https://www.ftnonline.co.uk/2024/02/21/c...
Flag DenmarkFebruary 25, 2024
DDoS attack on the website of a airport in Denmark
Copenhagen Airport - Copenhagen, Denmark
https://twitter.com/CPHAirports/status/1...

About KonBriefing Research

KonBriefing Research is an independent researcher and analyst, specialized in software for information security, risk management and compliance. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Germany.
One of the main focuses is the market analysis of tools for information security management systems (ISMS tools) in accordance with ISO 27001.

About the author

Bert Kondruss
Author:
Bert Kondruss
Founder and managing director of KonBriefing Research
Germany

Cyber attacks worldwide

Cyber attacks worldwide
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