Security News > 2022 > October > Pro-Putin goons claim responsibility for blowing US airport websites offline

Russian miscreants claimed responsibility for knocking more than a dozen US airports' websites offline on Monday morning in what appeared to be a large-scale, distributed-denial-of-service attack.

A spokesperson for the US Transportation Security Administration, when reached by The Register, said to contact the airports directly about the issue.

According to CNN, no immediate signs of impact to air travel were reported at the 14 airports targeted in the DDoS attack.

This same pro-Russian group, known for conducting other DDoS attacks, which also claimed responsibility last week for downing US state government websites in Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi and other states.

"Ukraine's Defense Ministry in late September warned that Russian cyber goons planned to ramp up their cyberattacks against that country and its allies. In addition to targeting Ukrainian energy facilities, The Kremlin also intends to increase the intensity of DDoS attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine's closest allies, primarily Poland and the Baltic States," the Ukrainian government warned.

The new DDoS events against US airports follow massive missile strikes against at least 10 Ukrainian cities on Monday.

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