Russian hackers claimed responsibility for taking down the websites of over a dozen U.S. airports, including some of the nation’s largest.
The Russian hacking group known as Killnet said it was behind the “distributed denial of service” takedowns of 14 airport websites on Monday, including Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. The hacks have not had a significant impact on operations but appear to be another attack from the pro-Kremlin group to retaliate against U.S. anti-Russia policies.
The Transportation Security Administration is monitoring the issue, a spokesperson told CNN, and is working with airport partners to maintain security.
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Killnet, a self-described group of “hacktivists” with Kremlin proclivities, listed the domains on its Telegram channel on Sunday. The websites were then targeted by volunteers with custom software designed to overwhelm the websites with false web traffic to make them inaccessible to the public.
Other airports experiencing DDOS attacks include Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Denver International Airport, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, as well as airports in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Hawaii. Representatives from the airports claim the hacks did not affect their daily operations.
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The hacker group claimed responsibility for hacking several state government websites last week. The group has amped up its attacks on NATO-affiliated locations since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. These include attacks on Congress’s website in July and on the internet infrastructure of countries such as Romania and Italy.
