For second day, Russia's Aeroflot cancels flights after reported cyberattack:
The airline canceled 22 flights departing from Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport and 31 ...
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Cyberattack Disrupts Aeroflot Flight OperationsA total of 53 flights at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport were canceled amid claims of IT infrastructure destruction by hackers.
Key FactsJul 29, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kyivindependent.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kyivindependent.com
- Aeroflot canceled 22 departing and 31 arriving flights at Sheremetyevo Airport following a sustained cyberattack.
- The hacker group Silent Crow, allied with Cyber Partisans BY, reported destroying 7,000 physical and virtual servers.
- The attackers highlighted serious security flaws, including unchanged CEO passwords and outdated Windows XP usage.
- Despite ongoing issues, 93% of Aeroflot’s scheduled flights were operational again by July 29.
We spent a year infiltrating Aeroflot's corporate network before launching the operation.— The hacker group Silent Crow, in cooperation with the Belarusian opposition group Cyber Partisans BY.
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