Iran’s second-largest airline, Mahan Air, said it had been hit by a cyberattack Sunday, the latest of several targeting the company.
“Mahan Air’s computer system has suffered a new attack,” the company said in a statement.
“It has already been the target on several occasions due to its important position in the country’s aviation industry.”
All of its flights were on schedule, the statement added, but the company’s website was down.
“Our internet security team is thwarting the cyberattack,” spokesman Amir-Hossein Zolanvari told state television.
According to Mehr news agency, some Mahan customers had received text messages that said: “Cyberattack against Mahan for complicity in the crimes committed by the terrorist Guardians Corps” — a reference to Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards.
Mahan Air is Iran’s main private airline and the second biggest after the national carrier Iran Air.
It has been on the blacklist of Iranian companies targeted by US sanctions since 2011.
In addition to a domestic network, it also serves destinations in Europe and Asia.
Iran last month accused Israel and the US of a cyberattack on its petrol distribution system that caused havoc at fuel pumps nationwide.
Israel’s internet infrastructure has meanwhile been hit by cyberattacks by the Black Shadow hacking group, including against the largest Israeli LGBTQ dating site and an insurance firm.
The hacking group has not acknowledged any link to Iran, but the attacks are widely seen as part of a years-long covert war between Israel and Iran including physical attacks on ships and offensive cyber moves online.
Related: Researchers Attribute Airline Cyberattack to Chinese Hackers
Related: Multiple Airlines Impacted by Data Breach at Aviation IT Firm SITA
More from AFP
- ‘Grim’ Criminal Abuse of ChatGPT is Coming, Europol Warns
- US Charges 20-Year-Old Head of Hacker Site BreachForums
- Spain Needs More Transparency Over Pegasus: EU Lawmakers
- Huawei Has Replaced Thousands of US-Banned Parts With Chinese Versions: Founder
- Poland Breaks up Russian Spy Ring
- Facebook ‘Unlawfully’ Used Dutch Personal Data: Court
- White House Cybersecurity Strategy Stresses Software Safety
- Internet Access, Privacy ‘Essential for Freedom’: Proton Chief
Latest News
- Anti-Bot Software Firm DataDome Banks $42M Financing
- Unpatched Security Flaws Expose Water Pump Controllers to Remote Hacker Attacks
- 500k Impacted by Data Breach at Debt Buyer NCB
- Chinese Cyberspies Use ‘Melofee’ Linux Malware for Stealthy Attacks
- Why Endpoint Resilience Matters
- Microsoft Cloud Vulnerability Led to Bing Search Hijacking, Exposure of Office 365 Data
- 3CX Confirms Supply Chain Attack as Researchers Uncover Mac Component
- UK Introduces Mass Surveillance With Online Safety Bill
