Russia’s Aeroflot suffers IT failure, hackers claim responsibility

https://www.reuters.com/en/russias-aeroflot-suffers-it-failure-hackers-claim-responsibility-2025-07-28/

by Flimsy_Pudding1362

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  1. Confirmed by Russian side – A system failure at Aeroflot was the result of a hacker attack. A criminal case on unauthorized access to computer information has been initiated – Prosecutor General’s Office

    More details shared russian Aviatorshina telegram channel:

    > “We can’t even refuel the plane”: Aeroflot’s operations completely paralyzed after hacker attack.
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    > According to airline employees, Aeroflot’s entire internal IT system was hacked last night. Computers are down absolutely everywhere — neither in Sheremetyevo nor in the national carrier’s offices are they functioning. All systems have crashed, there are no flight plans, and they can’t even refuel the aircraft, one source said. According to another, only flights for which calculations had already been made are taking off.
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    > In Melkisyarovo, even the electricity went out — reportedly shut off deliberately to prevent anyone from turning on computers and accessing the system. Many crew members are being sent home, and office employees are just sitting idle.
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    > “We’ve been sitting on the plane for two hours now with the pilots and all the technical staff, not knowing what’s going on — we can’t even refuel the aircraft without the computer system,” said one of the flight attendants.
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    > All employees have been strictly prohibited from using corporate email or work computers until further notice due to the “serious attack.” For urgent communication with management, crews have been advised to use Telegram.
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    > Aeroflot has not officially commented on the cause of the outage. The number of canceled and delayed flights continues to grow. It’s still unknown when the systems will be restored. No one has any information about when the computer systems will be operational again.
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    t me/aviatorshina

  2. It’s the start of the summer holiday travel season for well connected Russians. The bureaucrats that keep the war machine going usually take August off. So when you see a blood soaked sheet outside of a playground or school or hospital and wonder about those responsible, those are the ones affected by this

  5. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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    – Der Spiegel (B+): [Attack on IT systems: Russian airline Aeroflot apparently hacked by pro-Ukrainian groups](https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/russland-fluggesellschaft-aeroflot-offenbar-von-proukrainische-gruppen-gehackt-a-4dd3d66f-215f-444b-8838-84dcd626c1c4)
    – Reuters (A): [Russia’s Aeroflot cancels flights after pro-Ukrainian hackers claim massive cyberattack](https://www.reuters.com/en/russias-aeroflot-cancels-flights-after-pro-ukrainian-hackers-claim-massive-2025-07-28/)
    – BBC Online (A): [Aeroflot: Pro-Ukraine hacker group claims cyber-attack](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87e0ydy3d4o)
    – Kyiv Independent (B): [Hacker group claims responsibility for cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot](https://kyivindependent.com/russias-aeroflot-reports-major-system-malfunction-hacker-group-claims-responsibility/)

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