Russia opens criminal case over Aeroflot cyberattack
FILE PHOTO: An Aeroflot passenger aircraft flies past multi-storey apartment blocks before landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo
MOSCOW :Russian prosecutors on Monday opened a criminal investigation into unauthorised access to computer systems at Aeroflot, the Prosecutor General's office said, after the airline blamed an IT failure for the cancellation of dozens of flights.
The prosecutor's office said there had been "a failure in the operation of the Aeroflot information system as a result of a hacker attack".
Earlier, a pro-Ukrainian hacking group called Silent Crow claimed responsibility for the attack.
Source: Reuters
