Kremlin described reports of a cyber attack on Russia’s national carrier aeroflot as “worrisome”, as the airline was forced to cancel dozens of flights.
A statement from the Pro-Qurain Hacking Group Sil Crow said that it carried out the attack with a Belarusian group.
It claimed Telegram that it “long and massive operation … completely destroyed” the IT system of the aeroflot.
Aerophlot stated that it had canceled over 40 flights – mostly within Russia, but also included the routes of Belarus and Armenia – because its information was due to an issue with the system. Many other flights were delayed.
Silent Crowe also “threatened to release the personal data of all the Russians that have once blown the aeroflot”.
“Glory for Ukraine! Long -long live Belarus!”, The post was completed.
The Belarusi group, which calls itself Cyberpartis, said on its website, “We are helping Ukrainian in their fight with Occupier, are doing a cyber strike on the aeroflot and crippling the largest airline in Russia.”
Hacker groups exaggerate their successes regularly and whether this latest attack causes any permanent disruption. The BBC is not able to verify any claims of the silent croe.
However, the Russian prosecutor’s office confirmed that “the hacker attack resulted in failure in the operation of the aeroflot information system” and said that a criminal investigation was opened.
The Ministry of Transport said that many passengers would be transferred to flights operated by other carriers.
“We should not forget that the war against our country is being waged on all fronts including digital,” Anton Gorelkin said in a statement.
Pro-Russian and Ukrainian Hacking Group have been extremely active since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022-but it is difficult to know when their claims about various cyber-halls are made with facts.
These gangs are often run by volunteers who target organizations and exaggerate their attacks to make headlines and degrade enemy morale.
The attack is a rare that has a visual and immediate effect on a major Russian company, which affects thousands of citizens as well as the firm.
Silent Crowe said that they have worked with a long -established Belarusi Hacker Group Cyber Partitions, who have been attacking against targets in Russia and Belarus since 2022. Cyber parties have “described themselves as a highly organized hall, which is fighting for the liberation of Belarus from the dictatorial rule.”
While many groups claim to be “hecticists” – activist hackers – evidence explains close relations with the security services of countries he supports.
Since Moscow troops started a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, passengers in Russia often face disruption – usually due to attacks by Ukrainian drones.
Earlier in July, hundreds of flights were canceled at four main airports in Moscow after a continuous Ukrainian drone attack, which affect thousands of people.
