An apparently coordinated denial-of-service attack organized by pro-Russia hackers rendered the websites of some major U.S. airports, including Denver International Airport, unreachable early Monday.
An apparently coordinated denial-of-service attack organized by pro-Russia hackers rendered the websites of some major U.S. airports, including Denver International Airport, unreachable early Monday, though officials said flights were not affected.
While highly visible and aimed at maximum psychological impact, DDoS attacks are mostly a noisy nuisance, different from hacking that involves breaking into networks and can do serious damage. “At this time, the attacks have not been impactful, though we are closely monitoring these attacks and any others. We are also sharing information on these attacks with TSA, CISA, and other airports.”“We noticed this morning that the external website was down, and our IT and security people are in the process of investigating,” said Andrew Gobeil, a spokesman for Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. “There has been no impact on operations.
Spilabotte said the airport notified the FBI and the Transportation Security Administration, and the airport’s information-technology team was working to restore all services and investigate the cause.
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