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