Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Attacked U.S. Aviation as Part of Breaches
- Unspecified aviation intrusion was part of broad attack
- Industry anti-hacking group says impacts were limited
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Russian hackers attempted to penetrate the U.S. civilian aviation industry early in 2017 as part of the broad assault on the nation’s sensitive infrastructure.
The attack had limited impact and the industry has taken steps to prevent a repeat of the intrusion, Jeff Troy, executive director of the Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center, said Friday. Troy wouldn’t elaborate on the nature of the breach and declined to identify specific companies or the work that was involved.