Flight schedule ‘stabilised' after airline cyberattack
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.
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