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Reuters • Bipasha Dey

WestJet operations unaffected as cybersecurity incident disrupts app and internal systems

WestJet Airlines, based in Calgary, is investigating a cybersecurity incident that has restricted access to its mobile app and certain internal systems, though the carrier says flight operations remain safe and unaffected. Internal response teams and law enforcement have been activated to probe the breach’s scope and impact.

2025-06-14T09:27:03.713984-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Man Convicted for Impersonating Flight Crew to Book 120+ Free Spirit Airlines Flights

2025-06-11T03:07:39.629971-07:00

Airline Economics

Delta Can Sue CrowdStrike Over July 2024 IT Outage That Canceled 7,000 Flights

2025-05-20T07:33:23.064694-07:00

FlightGlobal

South African Airways investigates scope of data exposure after May cyber breach

2025-05-06T06:26:46.849358-07:00

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dronelife.com

DJI Urges Completion of NDAA-Mandated Security Audit Ahead of Deadline DJI has urged the US government to complete a security assessment mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act before the NDAA’s imminent deadline, warning that failure to act promptly could undermine the drone ecosystem and strand thousands of commercial, industrial and defense operators dependent on its platforms.

2025-06-16T09:53:45.017675-07:00

DJI Urges Completion of NDAA-Mandated Security Audit Ahead of Deadline

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WestJet operations unaffected as cybersecurity incident disrupts app and internal systems WestJet Airlines, based in Calgary, is investigating a cybersecurity incident that has restricted access to its mobile app and certain internal systems, though the carrier says flight operations remain safe and unaffected. Internal response teams and law enforcement have been activated to probe the breach’s scope and impact.

2025-06-14T09:27:03.713984-07:00

WestJet operations unaffected as cybersecurity incident disrupts app and internal systems

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Man Convicted for Impersonating Flight Crew to Book 120+ Free Spirit Airlines Flights A federal jury has convicted Tiron Alexander of wire fraud and unauthorized access for impersonating pilots and flight attendants to fraudulently book over 120 free flights on Spirit Airlines. Alexander exploited seven carriers’ employee portals over six years, using 30 sets of stolen credentials and badge numbers to bypass security.

2025-06-11T03:07:39.629971-07:00

Man Convicted for Impersonating Flight Crew to Book 120+ Free Spirit Airlines Flights

wired.com

Contract Shows Airline Data Broker Sold Passenger Flight Records to DHS, Bars Disclosure The contract obtained by 404 Media reveals that an airline-owned data broker provided detailed passenger flight data to the Department of Homeland Security, while including clauses that prohibit federal agencies from publicly acknowledging the purchase. The arrangement raises fresh concerns over transparency, passenger privacy and regulatory oversight.

2025-06-10T18:40:49.031483-07:00

Contract Shows Airline Data Broker Sold Passenger Flight Records to DHS, Bars Disclosure

Space Intel Report

EU GPS/Galileo Jamming Incidents Top 6,000 in January as Brussels Eyes New Pressure on Russia, Belarus The European Commission says jamming of GPS and Galileo signals surged past 6,000 incidents in January, traced largely to disruptions emanating from Russian and Belarusian territory. With navigation reliability at risk for aviation and defense, Brussels is preparing fresh diplomatic and punitive measures against Moscow and Minsk.

2025-06-06T10:38:56.327838-07:00

EU GPS/Galileo Jamming Incidents Top 6,000 in January as Brussels Eyes New Pressure on Russia, Belarus

SpaceNews.com

The new attack surface: from space to smartphone As aerospace and defense systems converge with commercial networks, cybersecurity vulnerabilities now span from orbital assets to end-user mobile devices. Stakeholders must adapt strategies to secure satellites, ground infrastructure and personnel smartphones against evolving threat vectors.

2025-06-06T06:09:14.460626-07:00

The new attack surface: from space to smartphone

South China Morning Post

China Launches Two Quantum Modules to Extend Space-Air-Ground Secure Network China launched two experimental modules last week in a pivotal test of its budding space-air-ground quantum network. The payloads aim to establish ultra-secure communication links via entangled photons across orbital, airborne and ground stations, marking a significant stride in Beijing’s sovereign quantum communications.

2025-06-05T18:17:08.572755-07:00

China Launches Two Quantum Modules to Extend Space-Air-Ground Secure Network

Breaking Defense

DoD CIO says CMMC certification essential to secure F-35 data The DoD’s acting CIO Katie Arrington said the Pentagon’s new CMMC framework will provide assurance that defense contractors have the necessary cybersecurity posture to protect sensitive program data — including critical information on the F-35. Arrington told Breaking Defense that certification is vital to ‘trust, verify’ defense supply chain cyber readiness.

2025-06-05T09:26:24.294099-07:00

DoD CIO says CMMC certification essential to secure F-35 data

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