On Thursday, a large-scale cyber attack on Russia’s airline reservation system Leonardo caused flight delays for major airlines.
Aeroflot, Russia’s leading airline Said The denial of service attack caused delays of up to an hour for departing flights at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport.
Aeroflot’s subsidiary Russian Airlines reported similar delays in Sheremetyevo. according to Go to Interfax.
Less than an hour after the cyberattack was reported, Russian defense industrial conglomerate Rostec… Said Leonardo’s functionality has been fully restored.
But despite the recovery, “localized problems still persist,” an unnamed airline official told Interfax.
Rostec Said “The large-scale DDoS attack came from overseas,” it said, without specifying the country of origin.
defense complex Said Leonardo has been the subject of dozens of “massive and unprecedented” cyberattacks in recent months.
“It is clear that a real cyber war is being waged against Russia, and the goal is to damage Russia’s IT infrastructure and disrupt critical industries,” Rostek said.