US airport websites knocked offline by pro-Russia hackers

A file photo shows passengers looking at flight departure information boards in the West Gates expansion area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California. The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly taken offline on October 10, 2022, after a cyberattack promoted by a pro-Russian hacking group. — AFP

A pro-Russian group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline.

The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent months against Western targets, including incidents that temporarily rendered some state government websites offline last week, according to cybersecurity experts.