Flights throughout Russia have been grounded after a cyberattack hit the nation’s largest airline, Aeroflot, on Monday.
Particulars of the cyberattack stay restricted, however a pro-Ukrainian hacker group recognized for focusing on Russian organizations referred to as Silent Crow took credit score for the cyberattack alongside Belarusian hackers, citing Russia’s occupation of Ukraine.
The group mentioned in a Telegram put up, seen by information.killnetswitch, that it had taken management of Aeroflot’s important methods, together with terabytes of inner knowledge. The group mentioned it “destroyed” the airline’s methods that it had entry to. Screenshots posted by the hackers allegedly present entry to a number of Aeroflot methods, together with its inner energetic listing of inner customers.
Aeroflot’s web site was at the moment unavailable on Monday, with an error message saying it had been “briefly restricted.”
Footage from inside a Russian airport reveals a departure display screen displaying flights cancelled throughout the board.
An announcement from Russian prosecutors confirmed greater than 60 flights had been cancelled, citing a “hacker assault.”
