The websites of several airports are offline. The reason for this are Russian hackers. Anonymous Russia claimed responsibility for the cyber attack.
Hanover – Cyber attacks on various airports in Germany: Many websites at various airports have been unavailable since Thursday morning. Including Hanover Airport. Apparently Russia is behind the hacker attack.
“Anonymous Russia” claims responsibility for cyber attack on Hanover Airport
The website of Hanover Airport in Lower Saxony is currently unavailable. The reason: a hacker attack. This comes at the worst possible time. Many travelers are currently having to find out about alternatives due to Verdi’s warning strike, which is announced for Friday.
Russian hackers are apparently behind the attack. As the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reports, the group “Anonymous Russia” confessed to the attack with the words “And again no flight weather in Germany” on Messenger Telegram. Anonymous brought the website servers to their knees due to too many simultaneous calls.
Websites of several airports offline: Airport Bremen not affected
In addition to Hanover Airport, the websites of the airports in Nuremberg, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Erfurt-Weimar are also offline. Bremen Airport and Münster-Osnabrück Airport have not been affected by the hacker attacks so far.
Warning strike on Friday: Verdi expects strong effects
Verdi’s announced warning strike is scheduled to begin early in the morning on Friday, February 17, and end in the night from Friday to Saturday. It is unclear whether the airport websites will work again by then. The union expects the joint action of public service employees, aviation security and ground handling services to have a strong impact on domestic air traffic. In addition to Hanover and Bremen, the airports in Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Dortmund are also affected by the strikes.
