Major US Airport Websites Go Offline In Apparent Cyberattack

 

Alertnet: Russian hackers crash 14 American airport websites in massive coordinated cyberattack 

Websites for 14 U.S. airport websites were targeted with “denial of service” cyber attacks on Monday morning. Russian-speaking hackers have claimed responsibility for the attack. 

Denial of service attacks crash websites by simultaneously sending large numbers of artificial users to websites. 

The overwhelmed service requests shut down the websites by overwhelming the sites’ computer servers. 

The attacks affected the public-facing websites for LaGuardia airport in New York City, O’Hare international airport in Chicago, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, and nine other airport websites. Most of the sites have since returned online.  

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WNU Editor: No one is really sure if the Kremlin was responsible for this attack .... 'Too soon to know' whether Kremlin was behind cyberattacks on US airports, Kirby says (ABC News).

 Major US Airport Websites Go Offline In Apparent Cyberattack  

Russian-speaking hackers knock multiple US airport websites offline. No impact on operations reported -- CNN  

Russian Cyberattacks Hit Websites for LAX, LaGuardia, and O'Hare -- Gixmodo

U.S. airport websites knocked offline in apparent pro-Russia hacking attack -- CBS/AP  

Russian-speaking hackers disrupt multiple U.S. airport websites -- Axios