Killnet's Russian hackers staged DDOS attacks on the largest US airports-media
The expert stated that DDOS attacks have led to the fact that passengers could not go to websites to find out information such as flight schedule, the degree of loading of the airport, etc. It is important to note that air traffic control systems, internal communication, airline coordination and transport security have not been attacked. Attack of "refusal to service" touched more than a dozen websites of airports.
This type of attack significantly overloads sites, directing a huge stream of requests on them. According to Haltkvist, the attack is a pro -Russian hacker group Killnet. Although it is well known that such groups are sponsored by the Russian government, in this particular case there was no evidence of the Kremlin's involvement, the expert said.
For the first time, the attack was reported at about 3 am in the morning, when the port administration reported the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Agency that the Laguardia airport system was attacked. After her work was restored, other airports throughout the country were attacked. The websites of the International Airport of De-Moyn, Los Angeles International Airport and Chicago O'hara International Airport were "under blow".
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta is also dated, although no disruptions in the functioning of the infrastructure were noted. The Killnet band has been active since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, attacking not only Ukrainian systems, but also Internet resources of allies of Ukraine. Engineers and programmers are actively working to close the Becdoras that have allowed DDOS-attacks and to strengthen cyberinfrastructure.