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US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers

O’Hare and LAX among websites that group claims to have hit
LaGuardia’s website suffered some delays for 15 minutes

Travelers look out a window at LaGuardia Airport in New York. — Travelers look out a window at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

By

Jack Gillum and

Skylar Woodhouse

October 10, 2022, 4:28 PM UTCUpdated onOctober 10, 2022, 8:23 PM UTC

A pro-Russian group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline.

The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent months against Western targets, including incidents that temporarily rendered some state government websites offline last week, according to cybersecurity experts.