Summary
Pro-Ukrainian hacker group Silent Crow claims it attacked Aeroflot's IT systems, leading to the cancellation of dozens of flights. The Russian prosecutor's office confirmed a hacker attack caused issues with Aeroflot's information system and started a criminal investigation. Silent Crow worked with Belarusian hackers called Cyber Partisans, and both groups aim to support Ukraine.
Key Facts
- Aeroflot, Russia's national airline, canceled more than 40 flights due to a hacker attack on its IT systems.
- The hacker group Silent Crow claimed responsibility for the attack and said it worked with another group called Cyber Partisans from Belarus.
- Silent Crow claimed the attack caused severe damage to Aeroflot's systems and threatened to release personal data of Russian travelers.
- The Russian prosecutor's office confirmed that a hacker attack occurred and began a criminal investigation.
- Due to the attack, some passengers will be moved to other airlines' flights, according to the transport ministry.
- Pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian hacker groups have been actively targeting each other since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- Cyber Partisans describe themselves as a "hacktivist collective" supporting Belarus's freedom.
- Attacks like these have been impacting Russian flights since the full-scale invasion started in February 2022.
