GlobalX, a charter airline used for deportations by the US government, has admitted someone broke into its network infrastructure.
“On May 5, 2025, Global Crossing Airlines Group learned of unauthorized activity within its computer networks and systems supporting portions of its business applications, which the company determined to be the result of a cybersecurity incident,” an SEC filing from May 9 reads.
“Upon learning of this activity, the company immediately activated its incident response protocols and third-party cybersecurity experts to assist with containment and mitigation activities and to investigate the nature and scope of the incident, and took actions to contain and isolate the affected servers and prevent further intrusion.”
GlobalX is one of the small airlines contracted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out the President’s mass deportation campaign of “illegal aliens.”
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The disclosure, however vague, lends credence to reports that those responsible had stolen flight records and passenger manifests, including ones related to deportation flights, dating back to January.
The alleged perpetrators pitched the news to various outlets, and while the word of a cybercriminal should not be taken as gospel, the timing of the disclosure and its ambiguous wording suggest there is at least some truth to the story.
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GlobalX was quickly identified as one of the main small airlines whose services were called upon by ICE within days of Trump taking office for the second time, although the company doesn’t openly advertise this.
Bloomberg reported that some of the earliest flights it was tasked with making from the US to South American countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras were mired in technical difficulties.
The airline, which operates a fleet of 19 Airbus planes (A320, A321, and A321F), reportedly tackled various issues ranging from aborted landings, broken air conditioning leading to deportees fainting from high temperatures, to not being able to start engines for hours.
According to its investor presentation [PDF], GlobalX is the fastest-growing charter airline in America, but up-to-date filings show it has yet to turn a profit since being founded in 2018.
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Source: Charter airline helping Trump’s deportation campaign pwned • The Register
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