Russian airline Aeroflot cancels flights after cyber attack
Russia’s national airline, Aeroflot, canceled dozens of flights following a cyberattack claimed by the pro-Ukrainian hacker group Silent Crow, which worked alongside the Belarusian group Cyberpartisans. Silent Crow stated they had access to Aeroflot’s corporate network for a year,stealing customer and internal data including phone call recordings and employee surveillance facts.They claim the attack has caused significant damage, potentially costing tens of millions to restore, and have made the airline’s resources inaccessible or destroyed. the cyberattack primarily affected domestic flights but also disrupted some international routes to Belarus, Armenia, and Uzbekistan. The Kremlin has acknowledged the threat, calling it “quite alarming,” while noting that hacker threats pose risks to all large public service companies. These hacking activities reflect ongoing cyber conflicts linked to the Russia-Ukraine war, though claims from such groups are frequently enough tough to verify independently.
Russia’s national airline cancels flights following cyberattack claimed by pro-Ukrainian group Silent Crow
Russia’s flagship airline, Aeroflot, canceled dozens of flights after a cyberattack claimed by the pro-Ukrainian hacking group Silent Crow on the airline’s IT system.
Silent Crow said it carried out the attack with the Belarusian group Cyberpartisans.
Cyberpartisans said on its website that it was “helping Ukrainians in their fight with the occupier, carrying out a cyber strike on Aeroflot and paralysing the largest airline in Russia.”
The hacking group describes itself as “a highly organised hacktivist collective that is fighting for the liberation of Belarus from dictatorial rule.”
Silent Crow claimed it had access to Aeroflot’s corporate network for a year. The group said it had been copying customer and internal data, including audio recordings of phone calls, and data from the company’s surveillance on its employees.
“All of these resources are now inaccessible or destroyed and restoring them will possibly require tens of millions of dollars. The damage is strategic,” the channel purporting to be the Silent Crow group wrote on Telegram. “The personal data of all Russians who have ever flown with Aeroflot have now also gone on a trip — albeit without luggage and to the same destination.”
“Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!” the post concluded.
The hacking groups’ claims have not been independently verified. Hacking groups often inflate their successes.
Hacking groups from both pro-Russia and pro-Ukrainian points of view have been prevalent since Russia invaded Ukraine and launched its war in 2022.
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called reports of the cyberattack “quite alarming,” adding that “the hacker threat is a threat that remains for all large companies providing services to the general public.”
Most of the affected flights were domestic, but some international flights to Belarus, Armenia, and Uzbekistan were affected by the cancellations.
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