PA Systems and Screens Hacked at Kelowna and Victoria Airports
On Tuesday, October 14, some flights at Kelowna and Victoria airports were delayed due to a cyber security incident.
The incident started between 5 p.m. at both Kelowna International Airport (YLW) and Victoria International Airport (YYJ), where pro-Hamas messages were displayed on screens and heard through the public address systems.
"The YLW team has successfully removed the unauthorized messaging... It has also restored our flight information display screens and are continuing to work on restoring the PA system."
According to a post on Kelowna Reddit, the messaging was visible for about two minutes and included phrases such as "Free Palestine" and cursing out the U.S.
The City of Kelowna stated that the cyber security incident was limited to a cloud-based third-party software provider.
Author's summary: Airports in Kelowna and Victoria were hacked with pro-Hamas messages.
- Affected airports: Kelowna International Airport (YLW) and Victoria International Airport (YYJ)
- Incident started: Between 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14
- Messages included: "Free Palestine" and cursing out the U.S.
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