The websites of several major US airports were briefly taken down Monday after a group of pro-Russian hackers called for them to be hacked. They were victims of a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which involves attacking a computer system by flooding it with messages or connection requests.
Several airports have been attacked, including those in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York. They came under attack after the pro-Russian hacking group known as “Killnet” published a list of their websites and encouraged their followers to attack them.
No interruptions in the operation of the airports have been reported, the operation only affected the web interface dedicated to the public, which generally displays information on flights and services.
Back to normal
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport later tweeted that its website was “up and running after an incident early this morning made it unavailable to the public.”
“An investigation is underway to determine the causes of the incident,” he said, adding that “at no time has the airport operation been affected.”
Most of the target airport websites now appear to function normally.
Cyber attacks on US government sites.
“Killnet” claimed responsibility for cyberattacks carried out last week on several official US government websites.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it was “aware of reports of DDoS attacks targeting multiple US airport websites.”
“We are coordinating with potentially affected entities and offering our assistance, if needed,” an agency spokesperson said.
Source: BFM TV
