"Russian Hackers KillNet Executed a Cyber Attack on European Air Traffic Control Agency Eurocontrol"
The pro-Russian hacking group KillNet launched a cyberattack against Europe's air traffic control agency. According to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EOSAN), also known as Eurocontrol, the attack caused interruptions to its website and web availability but did not compromise the air traffic control agency's internal systems, and the safety of air navigation was not at risk. Eurocontrol coordinates air traffic in 41 countries. The KillNet group has claimed responsibility for the incident and threatened to disrupt the agency's operations for 100 hours. KillNet carries out Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against organizations. This is not the first time the group has targeted the aviation industry as it launched DDoS attacks against Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Denver International Airport (DIA), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Denver International Airport (DIA), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Orlando International Airport (MCO), and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in October 2022. More than two dozen European airports have endured the brunt of KillNet's cyberattacks, intended to cause discomfort and incite public opposition to their governments for helping Ukraine. This article continues to discuss the KillNet cyberattack faced by Eurocontrol and other attacks launched by the group against the aviation industry.