Russia’s Aeroflot cancels more flights after Silent Crow cyberattack
Flight schedule ‘stabilised’ after airline cyberattack
- Russian airline Aeroflot announced it has stabilised its flight schedule following a major cyberattack on Monday.
- Two pro-Ukraine hacking groups, Belarusian Cyber Partisans and Silent Crow, claimed responsibility for a year-long operation that compromised Aeroflot's network.
- The hackers asserted they crippled 7,000 servers, extracted data on passengers and employees, and gained control over staff computers.
- The cyberattack resulted in the cancellation of 59 round-trip flights from Moscow on Monday, with further cancellations and significant delays reported on Tuesday.
- The Kremlin described the incident as 'worrying', leading to a criminal investigation by Russia's prosecutor's office and calls from lawmakers for increased digital security.