Overview

• Hawaiian Airlines disclosed on June 27 that a cyberattack detected on June 23 disrupted access to some of its IT systems
• The Federal Aviation Administration stated there was no impact on safety and that flights continue to operate as scheduled
• The airline has notified authorities including the FBI and CISA and hired external cybersecurity specialists for forensic analysis
• It remains unclear whether the incident involved ransomware, and no extortion group has claimed responsibility
• Following a similar June 13 attack on WestJet, the breach highlights escalating cybersecurity risks across the commercial aviation sector