【By Observer Net, Wang Yong, Editor: Zhao Qiankun】

According to multiple foreign media outlets including the U.S. Cable News Network (CNN), the UK's Daily Mail, and Canada's Toronto Star, on October 14, the public broadcasting systems of four airport terminals in Canada and the United States (Kamloops International Airport, Victoria International Airport, Windsor International Airport, and Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania, USA) were hacked, playing content supporting Palestine and calling Trump a "pig." The hackers also interfered with the flight information display systems at the airports.

The report stated that Harrisburg Airport spokesperson Scott Miller said that an "unauthorized user accessed the airport's broadcasting system and played an unauthorized recorded message." These "unauthorized recordings" seriously disrupted airport operations and triggered investigations by relevant authorities.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on social media, "This is completely unacceptable and has scared passengers," and added that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with Harrisburg Airport to "fully investigate the truth behind this hacking incident."

The aforementioned media reports stated that in the current context of a series of cyberattacks in the aviation industry, incidents of hackers invading airport facilities occur frequently. These cyberattacks have caused serious disruptions to airport safety operations and caused some airport data systems to go offline.

According to information released by the FBI previously, in June this year, the computer networks of multiple airlines in the U.S. and Canada were illegally accessed. At the beginning of October this year, long delays, flight cancellations, and chaos occurred at airports across Europe, and preliminary investigations showed that hackers had damaged the check-in systems at the airports.

Regarding the incident of the hacking into the airport broadcasting system on October 14, Scott Miller said, "This incident did not pose any threat to the airport's operations, facilities, airlines, or passengers. The broadcasting systems at these airports have been shut down, and the police are investigating the matter."

Scott Miller said that at the time, a flight was boarding. "Out of safety concerns, the airport's security department searched the plane, but no safety-related issues were found."

According to the aforementioned media reports, some passengers initially felt confused after hearing the broadcast content, but then began to "worry about what might happen."

Kamloops Airport officials stated, "The unauthorized information has been deleted, and we are currently working to fully restore the broadcasting system."

Windsor International Airport in Canada said that when the broadcasts were played, "there were few passengers in the terminal because there were no flights arriving or departing at the time," but the relevant teams at the airport still "responded quickly, removed the images, and turned off the broadcasting. Our broadcasting and display systems quickly returned to normal, and no disturbing events occurred."

Victoria International Airport in Canada stated in a statement, "We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank our passengers for their patience and cooperation."

The Canadian Department of Transport said, "After the airport broadcasting system was hacked, we conducted checks on all airport security aspects to ensure that the airport's operations and security were not affected."

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