Russian hackers of Killnet they have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on some American airports, which forced the sites to remain offline. But the DDoS attacks they do not appear to have impacted the flights in any way.
Russian hackers attack American airports
Last Monday, several American websites suffered DDoS attacks: hackers clogged request sites, sending them offline. A major nuisance for airports a Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and in several other major American cities.
An operation that did not impact flight operations. But that marks a grievance by Killnet, openly siding with the Kremlin after the invasion of Ukraine, against the United States. Sergey Shykevich, Threat Intelligence Group Manager di Check Point Software Technologies he explains that the media effect is important for hackers. “Right now Killnet is actively involving its followers in attacks on US airports. In one of these attacks they even reported an article published by CNN. “
The expert is not surprised by the attack on the US computer network. “I am not at all surprised by the recent wave of Killnet cyberattacks in the past 24 hours. It was only a matter of time before the attention of this group of cybercriminals shifted to the United States. Although Killnet did not use particularly sophisticated means, last week’s DDoS attacks on the US government and transportation sector they have had some success. I don’t rule out there will be more attacks by Killnet shortly. “
Unsophisticated but determined attacks
Hackers have recently claimed responsibility for other attacks on the United States as well. A show of strength against American economic sanctions. But for the time being, the damage appears to be limited to the websites and inoperative.
The attack is not particularly sophisticated. But this is not the extra brand of Killnet. “Killnet’s strength lies in the determination they have to hit their targets. They focus on the top federal government websites, but in particular on those websites for which significant downtime cannot be ignored, but which on the other hand are not sufficiently protected ”.