Pro-Russian hackers take credit for cyberattacks on US airport websites

Several U.S. airport websites were temporarily taken down on Monday, according to a pro-Russian hacker organization, but there didn’t appear to be any effects on flight operations.

The websites for Los Angeles International, Chicago O’Hare, and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta were among those affected by the cyberattacks, according to Killnet.

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The organization published a list of airports on Telegram, inviting hackers to take part in a distributed denial-of-service attack, or DDoS attack, which is brought on when a computer network is overwhelmed with several data transmissions at the same time.

Among the airports that responded to the group’s call to action were those in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Missouri.

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It was unclear right away how many airports were actually affected and whether any of the victims’ sites experienced any interruptions.Killnet earlier on Monday stated that more U.S. sites, such as sea terminals and logistical facilities, weather monitoring centers, health care systems, subway systems, exchanges, and online trading platforms, could be exposed to this kind of cyberattack.

After encouraging hackers to take down state government websites, the hacker organization last week also took credit for a new round of cyberattacks, according to CNN. The two cyberattack attacks seem to be in response to American involvement in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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