Kelowna Airport Thwarts Pro-Hamas Hacker
The City of Kelowna has released details about the hacking of airport systems on Tuesday.
The hacker gained access to 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 City stated that 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, which included anti-Israel, pro-Hamas and jihadist sentiment, was not deemed a direct threat to the travelling public.
Author's summary: Kelowna airport quickly stopped pro-Hamas hacker.