By Collin Rugg, Josette Caruso
NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – The United States and Canadian authorities have launched an investigation after pro-Hamas hackers took over the PA systems at four North American airports.
“F*ck Netanyahu and Trump,” the PA system blared at the airport.
The airports that were allegedly targeted included Kelowna International Airport and Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, Windsor International Airport in Ontario, and Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania.
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According to Transport Canada, which spoke with CNN, they are “working closely with federal security partners, including law enforcement, to ensure there were no impacts on the safety and security of airport operations, and to mitigate disruption from similar incidents in the future.”
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More details…
Airports affected
United States: Harrisburg International Airport (Pennsylvania)
Canada: Kelowna International Airport (British Columbia), Victoria International Airport (British Columbia), and Windsor International Airport (Ontario)
Messages broadcast: The hackers broadcast pro-Hamas messages and criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The messages included Arabic chants, profanity, and slogans like “Israel lost the war, Hamas won”.
Display systems also affected: At Kelowna, the hackers also accessed flight information display screens to show their messages.
How the hack happened: Airport officials in Canada indicated that the hack was traced to a cloud-based, third-party software provider that operates the public messaging systems.
Impact on operations: Airports quickly regained control of their systems and confirmed no security threat to aircraft or passengers.
At Kelowna, flights were delayed by up to four hours, and staff initially used megaphones to communicate with passengers.
At Harrisburg, one flight was briefly delayed while officials conducted a security search of the aircraft.
At Windsor and Victoria, authorities reported minimal disruption.
Official response: Canadian and U.S. authorities launched investigations, working with law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies to determine the full scope of the incident.
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security is also conducting an independent investigation.
The incident highlights the growing vulnerability of airport infrastructure to cyberattacks, even on systems not directly related to flight operations.
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JUST IN: United States and Canadian authorities have launched an investigation after pro-Hamas hackers took over the PA systems at four North American airports.
“F*ck Netanyahu and Trump,” the PA system blared at the airport.
The airports that were allegedly targeted included… pic.twitter.com/VV1oz00A2f
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