Flights Grounded As Russia’s Largest Airline Aeroflot Hit By Cyberattack

In Brief

Flights crossed Russia person been grounded aft a cyberattack deed nan country’s largest airline, Aeroflot, connected Monday. 

Details of nan cyberattack stay limited, but a pro-Ukrainian hacker group known for targeting Russian organizations called Silent Crow took in installments for nan cyberattack alongside Belarusian hackers, citing Russia’s business of Ukraine. 

The group said successful a Telegram post, seen by TechCrunch, that it had taken power of Aeroflot’s captious systems, including terabytes of soul data. The group said it “destroyed” nan airline’s systems that it had entree to. Screenshots posted by nan hackers allegedly show entree to respective Aeroflot systems, including its soul progressive directory of soul users.

Aeroflot’s website was presently unavailable connected Monday, pinch an correction connection saying it had been “temporarily restricted.”

Footage from wrong a Russian airdrome shows a departure surface showing flights cancelled crossed nan board.

A statement from Russian prosecutors confirmed much than 60 flights were cancelled, citing a “hacker attack.” 

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