DMI Reports Data Breach Compromising Info of 5,000 Pilots
A cyber incident at the Danish Meteorological Institute exposed pilot personal details on a Nordic aviation weather platform.
2026年11月4日
/ DANGDI / DANGDI / DANGDI /The Danish Meteorological Institute suffered a data breach on October 22.
The breach compromised personal information belonging to about 5,000 pilots.
DMI manages the affected user system for the aviation weather website Northavimet.
Northavimet is a joint Nordic platform for flight weather planning.
Unauthorized people accessed pilot names, license numbers, email addresses, and nationalities.
DMI is directly contacting all affected pilots to inform them.
Both DMI and the Danish Transport Authority consider the breach non-critical for flight safety.
The institute has reported the security incident to the police and the Danish Data Protection Agency.
(Source: DR)
Source: DR Nyheder
