What happens when hackers don’t just want headlines — but disruption at scale?
Russia’s flagship airline, Aeroflot, is learning the hard way.
More than 40 flights — mostly domestic, with some bound for Belarus and Armenia — were canceled.
Pro-Ukrainian hacking group Silent Crow claimed it had taken down Aeroflot’s IT systems.
“A prolonged and large-scale operation… completely destroyed [them],” they bragged on Telegram, partnering with Belarusian allies Cyber Partisans.
The airline admitted to system failures, while the Russian prosecutor’s office confirmed a criminal investigation is underway.
What’s The Situation?
The Kremlin, calling the situation “worrying,” tried to calm passengers as delays piled up. Some were rerouted via other airlines.
And the threats didn’t stop there. Silent Crow warned it might leak “the personal data of all Russians who have ever flown Aeroflot.”
The message ended with a fiery: “Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!”
Russian MP Anton Gorelkin put it bluntly: “The war is being fought on all fronts — including digital.”
While hacker claims are often exaggerated, this attack is visibly disrupting thousands of lives.
In the shadow war of keyboards and code, the battleground just moved to the boarding gate.
Is your next flight just one keystroke away from chaos?
