{"id":111251,"date":"2022-10-11T06:14:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=111251"},"modified":"2022-10-11T10:18:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T17:18:40","slug":"pro-russian-hackers-target-lax-websites-in-nationwide-cyberattack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/10\/11\/pro-russian-hackers-target-lax-websites-in-nationwide-cyberattack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Russian hackers target LAX websites in nationwide cyberattack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LAX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86778\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LAX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LAX.jpg 480w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/LAX-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles International Airport and other airports in the United States were the targets of pro-Russia hackers who attacked websites but had no impact on flight operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Killnet<\/strong> is claiming credit for the cyberattacks that included LAX, Chicago O&#8217;Hare, and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 10.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1259319993\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hackers were urged to participate in a distributed denial-of-service operation aimed at airports nationwide posted on Telegram and to flood airport computer networks with simultaneous data transmissions.<\/p>\n<p>Airports in California, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Missouri were targeted by the hackers.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/10\/10\/1127902795\/airport-killnet-cyberattack-hacker-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement to NPR<\/a>, LAX officials said that FlyLAX.com was partially disrupted Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The service interruption was limited to portions of the public-facing FlyLAX.com website only. No internal airport systems were compromised and there were no operational disruptions,&#8221; a spokeswoman said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the airport&#8217;s information technology team restored all services and was investigating the cause. Officials have also notified the FBI and the Transportation Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Killnet noted in online posts on Monday that other vulnerable U.S. cities could experience similar denial-of-service attacks. It included sea terminals and logistic facilities, weather monitoring centers, health care systems, subway systems and exchanges and online trading systems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles International Airport and other airports in the United States were the targets of pro-Russia hackers who attacked websites but had no impact on flight operations. Killnet is claiming credit for the cyberattacks that included LAX, Chicago O&#8217;Hare, and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 10. 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