"Imagine shutting down the government and realizing you forgot to pay cybersecurity."

Cross-posted from https://pawb.social/post/33290507

Airports across North America experienced an unexpected disruption this week after hackers blasted pro-Palestine and anti-Trump messages.

On Tuesday, the public address system at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania, as well as three across Canada (Kelowna International Airport, Victoria International Airport, and Windsor International Airport), were co-opted by the hackers, according to CNN.

The messages they played included “f**k Netanyahu and Trump” and “free, free Palestine,” as heard via a recording made at Harrisburg International.

  • xyzzy@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    These idiots spend half the message praising themselves and the other half just spouting profanity and phrases that won’t convince anyone of anything.

    If you want to actually have a chance at changing minds, just report the actual news that many Americans never see because their news sources bury it or don’t report it:

    • about the continual violation of the cease fire by Israel
    • about the tortured, mutilated, and executed prisoners returned by Israel
    • about the murder of fisherman
    • about the ICE raid on the Chicago apartment where 37 adults and children were dragged naked into the street and so far they can only claim one person was possibly in the country illegally
    • play the audio of ICE tear gassing normal people, including an infant, who saw there was a vehicle collision between an ICE vehicle and another car and approached the scene
    • play the audio of ICE shattering the window of a car with an infant in it and the mother screaming in terror
    • about the outrageous lengths Trump’s lackeys are going to to prevent disclosure of the Epstein files
    • about the promise of $40 billion to Argentina to prop up a right-wing ideologue and what that could buy every taxpayer in the country, followed immediately by how they can’t find the money to extend health care benefits
    • about the build up of forces in the Caribbean in what is clearly a build up to war with Venezuela

    Et cetera. Americans who are in their bubble need to be disturbed out of their bubble.

  • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    4 days ago

    It’s probably closer to legality than the Executive branch ordering presidency propaganda there.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    129·
    4 days ago

    Gotta love how quickly the security theater of the TSA disappears as soon as a few tech savy folk get angry. Realll secure airport ya have there.

    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      4 days ago

      I was thinking this is more of a prank than a security threat, but you could actually cause serious problems with malicious announcements over the PA.

      • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        4 days ago

        I hope it was an external prank. This is too likely an internal job, which narrows the list if suspects a lot

    • frosty99c@midwest.socialEnglish
      34·
      4 days ago

      I mean, I love that this happened, but it was at 1 minor US airport and 3 minor Canadian airports (non-TSA). From the article this doesn’t seem like a widespread thing, unfortunately.

  • TheCriticalMember@aussie.zoneEnglish
    92·
    4 days ago

    Oh man, if only there were some kind of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help protect against this sort of thing…

    • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      4 days ago

      I have been really upset that this theoretical governing body had a good chunk of its theoretical work force let go under this fascist regime. If what comes from that is anti trump messaging hacks, then that would be such a wonderful turn of events. It won’t be the only thing, but it may be the best.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    It’s probably those fascists or anti-fascists or whatever the hell the anti-donnies are called.