Some of the nation's largest airports, including in NYC, were targeted for cyber attacks by an attacker within the Russian federation, a source told ABC News.
More than a dozen airports across the nation may have been targeted by hackers.
The systems targeted do not handle air traffic control, internal airline communications/coordination or transportation security.The attacks have resulted in targeted "denial of public access" to public-facing web domains, that report to the public airport wait times and congestion. LGA has been restored but other airports around the country have subsequently been targeted, including Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, LAX in Los Angeles and O'Hare in Chicago.
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