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UN's aviation agency confirms attack on recruitment database
2025-01-08 14:00

Various data points compromised but no risk to flight security The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations' aviation agency, has confirmed to The Register that a cyber...

UN aviation agency confirms recruitment database security breach
2025-01-08 13:30

​The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has confirmed that a threat actor has stolen approximately 42,000 records after hacking into its recruitment database. [...]

Turbulence at UN aviation agency as probe into potential data theft begins
2025-01-07 17:45

Crime forum-dweller claims to have leaked 42,000 documents packed with personal info The United Nations' aviation agency is investigating "a potential information security incident" after a...

UN aviation agency investigating 'potential' security breach
2025-01-07 15:59

​On Monday, the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced it was investigating what it described as a "reported security incident." [...]

UN aviation agency investigating possible data breach
2025-01-07 14:46

The United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) confirmed on Monday that it’s “actively investigating reports of a potential information security incident allegedly linked to...

OpenARIA: Open-source edition of the Aviation Risk Identification and Assessment (ARIA)
2024-03-08 04:30

MITRE now offers an open-source version of its Aviation Risk Identification and Assessment software suite, OpenARIA. This initiative is dedicated to enhancing aviation safety and efficiency through the active involvement of the aviation community. The first prototype of ARIA was developed for the Federal Aviation Administration in collaboration with the FAA's Safety and Technical Training service unit Quality Assurance group, and it was introduced in October 2020.

Ukraine says it hacked Russian aviation agency, leaks data
2023-11-27 18:23

Ukraine's intelligence service, operating under the Defense Ministry, claims they hacked Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, 'Rosaviatsia,' to expose a purported collapse of Russia's aviation sector. Rosaviatsia is the agency responsible for overseeing the civil aviation industry in Russia, keeping records of flight or emergency incidents.

Iranian hackers breach US aviation org via ManageEngine, Fortinet bugs
2023-09-07 21:32

State-backed hacking groups have breached a U.S. aeronautical organization using exploits targeting critical Zoho ManageEngine and Fortinet vulnerabilities, a joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, and the United States Cyber Command revealed on Thursday. CISA was part of the incident response between February and April and said the hacking groups had been in the compromised aviation organization's network since at least January after hacking an Internet-exposed server running Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and a Fortinet firewall.

Iranian hackers breach US aviation org via Zoho, Fortinet bugs
2023-09-07 21:32

State-backed hacking groups have breached a U.S. aeronautical organization using exploits targeting critical Zoho and Fortinet vulnerabilities, a joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, and the United States Cyber Command revealed on Thursday. CISA was part of the incident response between February and April and said the hacking groups had been in the compromised aviation organization's network since at least January after hacking an Internet-exposed server running Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus and a Fortinet firewall.

To improve security, consider how the aviation world stopped blaming pilots
2023-04-14 04:29

To improve security, the cybersecurity industry needs to follow the aviation industry's shift from a blame culture to a "Just" culture, according to director of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association Serge Christiaans. While acknowledging that improved technology, more mature processes and improved leadership all helped to improve aviation safety, the former pilot and field CISO at tech consultancy Sopra Steria said the biggest improvements came from a change to a "Just culture" that accepts people will make mistakes and by doing so makes it more likely errors will be reported.