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United StatesAirport websites hacked following call from pro-Russian hackers
The sites of several major American airports, including Chicago and Atlanta, were put out of service on Monday. The attack seems to have only affected their interface dedicated to the public.
The Los Angeles airport website is one of those targeted by the hacker group Killnet.
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The websites of several major US airports were briefly taken down on Monday following a pro-Russian hacker group known as Killnet published a list of them, encouraging its supporters to hack them.
Several airports have been targeted, including those in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York. They were victims of a denial of service (DDoS) attack, which involves targeting a computer system by flooding it with messages or connection requests.
Interface dedicated to the public
No disruption to the operation of the airports has been reported, the operation having only affected the web interface dedicated to the public, which usually displays information on flights and services. Most of the websites of the targeted airports now seem to be functioning normally.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport later tweeted that its website was “up and running following an incident early this morning rendered it unavailable to the public.” “Research to determine the causes of the incident is underway,” he said, adding that “at no time was the operation of the airport affected.”
Government also targeted
Killnet claimed responsibility for cyberattacks carried out last week on several official US government websites. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 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.
(AFP)
