Kelowna Airport Foils Pro-Hamas Hacker Attack
The City of Kelowna has released details about the hacking of airport systems on Tuesday.
The hacker gained access to the terminal's flight information screens and PA system, but was shut down "within a matter of minutes."
"All affected systems were isolated and verified before being restored late last night,"
According to the City, the cyber security incident was limited to a cloud-based third party software provider, and airport systems are segregated to protect against cyber security incidents.
- A threat assessment was carried out by the RCMP and Transport Canada.
- The hacker's "messaging" was deemed not to be a direct threat towards the travelling public.
The hacker's messaging included anti-Israel, pro-Hamas and jihadist sentiment.
Author's summary: Kelowna airport quickly shut down a pro-Hamas hacker.
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