- Aeroflot of the Russian airline confirms that it suffers a IT incident
- More than 40 flights were supposedly founded after the attack
- Silent Crow and Cyberartisans affirmed responsibility
Aeroflot, the largest airline in Russia, has suffered a cyber attack that interrupted its operations and dozens of flights.
The news was confirmed by the airline, as well as by Kremlin himself, and also by two cybercriminal groups that attributed the responsibility of the attack: Silent Crow and Cybertiss.
The first is a Ukrainian group, while the second – Belarusian.
“War on all fronts”
In a telegram group, Silent Crow apparently said its “long -scale long -scale operation”, “completely destroyed” the airline’s IT system. As a result, more than 40 flights were canceled, the BBC He reported mostly national flights within Russia, but also some routes to Belarus and Armenia.
The cyberbetisios also confirmed to participate in the hack, pointing out: “We are helping the Ukrainians in their fight with the occupant, carrying out a cybernetic strike against Aeroflot and paralyzing the largest airline in Russia.”
It is difficult to find reliable information from Russia, but some media report that the airline confirmed to have problems with its information system.
“We must not forget that the war against our country is getting rid on all fronts, including digital,” the BBC He cited Anton Gorelkin, a Russian deputy.
Since the war between Russia and Ukraine began in 2022, cybercounts, hacktivists and piracy groups sponsored by the State have been active more than usual, exchanging blows on the Internet, interrupting critical infrastructure organizations, spying on military, defense, government and you organizations and stealing sensitive data.
Conti, who was an important ransomware operator at that time, put on the public side of Russia, stating that they would retaliate against any attacks against Russia in cyberspace. This enraged their affiliates, many of which were Ukrainians. Shortly after, an unidentified hacker leaked the Chat of Conti records that, although indirectly, resulted in the dissolution of the group.
In June 2024, a person was arrested in Ukraine, on suspicion that they developed encrypters for Conti.
