Russian state hackers behind San Francisco airport hack

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/russian-state-hackers-behind-san-francisco-airport-hack/

By Catalin Cimpanu
ZDNet
Zero Day
April 14, 2020

Hackers believed to be operating on behalf of the Russian government have 
hacked two websites operated by the San Francisco International Airport, 
cyber-security firm ESET said today.

The hacks took place last month, in March, according to a data breach 
notification [PDF] posted on the airport's website.

The attacks targeted SFOConnect.com, a website used by airport employees, 
and SFOConstruction.com, a portal used by airport construction 
contractors.

According to San Francisco airport officials, hackers breached both 
websites and planted code that exploited an Internet Explorer bug to steal 
login credentials.

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