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Russia’s Aeroflot suffers IT failure, hackers claim responsibility

In Data Breach News, Cyberattack
July 28, 2025

Reuters reports:

Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled dozens of flights on Monday after what it called a failure in its information systems, and a shadowy hacking group claimed responsibility for what it said was a crippling cyberattack.

The national carrier did not provide further details about the cause of the problem or how long it would take to resolve.

A statement purporting to be from a hacking group called Silent Crow said it had carried out the operation together with a Belarusian group called Cyberpartisans BY, and linked it to the war in Ukraine.

Read more at Reuters.