Kelowna Airport Thwarts Pro-Hamas Hacker
The City of Kelowna has provided details about the hacking of airport systems on Tuesday.
The hacker hijacked the terminal's flight information screens and PA system, but was shut down "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 security incidents.
- A threat assessment was carried out by the RCMP and Transport Canada.
- The hacker's "messaging" was not deemed to be a direct threat towards the travelling public.
The hacker's messaging included anti-Israel, pro-Hamas and jihadist sentiment.
Author's summary: Kelowna airport quickly stopped a pro-Hamas hacker.
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