The below confirmed by a colleague there: "Yes, true. The data is stolen and servers are destroyed. So, they'll have to re-construct the IT infrastructure."
One wonders where other such time bombs may be hidden around our industry, and others. Russia's Aeroflot has been forced to cancel dozens of flights this week, after a hacking group claimed an attack on the carrier's IT network. The cyber incident has led to the cancellation of up to 60 round-trip flights over July 28 and 29, though Aeroflot has reported that about 93% of its schedule had returned to normal. A statement from hacking group Silent Crow said it carried out the attack with the help of a Belarusian group Cyberpartisans. The hackers stated that they infiltrated the airline's corporate network a year ago, noting that the hack completely "compromised" and "destroyed" the Russian carriers IT infrastructure. While most of the flights affected were domestic, the disruption also led to cancellations for some international flights to Belarus, Armenia and Uzbekistan. Footage posted on social media showed hundreds of delayed passengers crowding Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where Aeroflot is based.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: 20250507 You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't exactly cost-free. If you'd care to make a small contribution to the effort, please know that it would be greatly appreciated: https://wardell.us/url/mifbit All posts sent to the list should abide by these policies: 1) List members acknowledge that participation in Mifnet is a privilege--not a right. 2) Posts are always off the record, absent specific permission from the author. 3) The tone of discussions is collegial. 4) Posts are expected to be in reasonably good taste. 5) We discuss ideas and not personalities, and we don't speak ill of other Mifnet members. * The Mifnet WEB SITE is: https://www.mifnet.com/ * To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at any time please visit: https://lists.mifnet.com/ OR: SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: [email protected]?subject=leave * Send Mifnet mailing list POSTS/SUBMISSIONS to: [email protected] * You may reach the person managing The Mifnet at: [email protected] * Please consider the DIGEST version of The Mifnet, which consolidates all list traffic into 1-3 messages daily. See instructions at: https://lists.mifnet.com/ * Manage your personal Mifnet SUBSCRIPTION at: https://lists.mifnet.com/ * For a list of all available Mifnet commands, SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: [email protected]?subject=help * View The Mifnet LIST POLICIES and PRIVACY POLICY at: https://mifnet.com/index.php/policies * View instructions for Mifnet DELIVERY PROBLEMS at: https://mifnet.com/index.php/delivery-problems * View The Mifnet LIST ARCHIVE at: https://lists.mifnet.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
