Flights across Russia have been grounded after a cyberattack hit the country’s largest airline, Aeroflot, on Monday.
Details of the cyberattack remain limited, but a pro-Ukrainian hacker group known for targeting Russian organizations called Silent Crow took credit for the cyberattack alongside Belarusian hackers, citing Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
The group said in a Telegram post, seen by TechCrunch, that it had taken control of Aeroflot’s critical systems, including terabytes of internal company data. The group said it “destroyed” the airline’s systems that it had access to. Screenshots posted by the hackers allegedly show access to several Aeroflot systems, including its internal active directory of internal users and several file shares.
The hackers also claimed to have the personal data of all Russians who have “ever flown with Aeroflot.”
Aeroflot’s website was currently unavailable on Monday, with an error message saying it had been “temporarily restricted.”
Footage from inside Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport (pictured) shows a departure screen showing dozens of canceled flights.
A statement from Russian prosecutors confirmed more than 60 flights were canceled, citing a “hacker attack.” Prosecutors said they had launched a criminal investigation into the cyberattack.
