A senior US official revealed that cyber attacks It targeted some of the largest airports in the United States on Monday.
The source told ABC News that the operation was carried out by an attacker inside the Russian Federation.
Fortunately for those airports, the target systems do not deal with air traffic control, airline communications and coordination, or transportation security.
However, the attacks led to travelers “blocking access” to websites that show waiting times and crowding at the airport.
all over the country
Airports have reported theattacks For the first time around 3 a.m. EDT when the Agency for Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security reported that the LaGuardia airport system had been targeted, it was restored.
But other airports across the country have already been affected.
The websites of Des Moines International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport were also affected Monday morning.
Passengers in front of Los Angeles International Airport (Archyde.com)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported around 10:30 a.m. EDT that its site was operating again and that “operations at the airport were not affected at any time.”
ABC reported that programmers and engineers are working to close the loopholes that allowed hackers to hack websites.
This comes amid escalating tension between Moscow on the one hand and Washington and the West on the other hand, against the backdrop of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, amid warnings of cyber attacks.