Chinese hackers managed to stop the operation of the largest airports in Vietnam. Such intrusions, while uncommon, can wreak havoc on important nodes transports around the world and possibly, immediate delays, and cancellations of flights.
According to the local webσελίδα information Tuoi Tre News, on Friday, flight information screens at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City began displaying profanity and offensive messages in English against Vietnam. Satfunctions and errors were also observed at other airports in the country.
Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Nt confirmed the attack, arguing that law enforcement officials were able to prevent attackers from further harm.
However, many airlines flying from 21 airports in the country were forced to close the check-in counters by doing everything manually to keep the flight schedule.
"All internet systems were turned off and so we had to do everything by hand," an airport employee told Tan Son Nhat.
Hackers claimed responsibility for the attack with the name China 1937CN Team.
According to sources from inside, personal data from about 411.000 passengers were also intercepted.
"We are trying to restore the data and I can not comment at this time if the data has been leaked to external sources," the source added.
The attacks They came after the UN rejected Chinese claims in the East Sea of Vietnam, which has angered Beijing.
