Over A Dozen US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers

A pro-Russian hacking group ‘Killnet’ claimed credit for cyberattacks hitting more than a dozen U.S. airports’ websites.

They forced around 14 public-facing websites for US airports offline on Monday,10 October. The airports targeted include Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport, while Chicago O’Hare International Airport as well as Los Angeles International Airport’s websites also appeared to be affected.

The good news is this incident did not affect air traffic control or other critical operations but was definitely an “inconvenience” for the public trying to access web domains with information on airport wait times and congestion.