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Pro-Palestinian Messages Hijack Airport Speakers in U.S. and Canada

Authorities have opened probes focused on how the systems were breached.

Overview

  • Harrisburg International Airport said an unauthorized user accessed its loudspeakers and played a recorded political message that included insults toward President Donald Trump and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Airport staff in Harrisburg quickly shut the system down, reported no threats to passengers or facilities, and local police began an investigation.
  • Kelowna International Airport in British Columbia reported a similar incident, removed the unauthorized content, restored normal flight information, and confirmed that Canadian authorities are investigating.
  • News reports say additional Canadian airports, including Victoria and Windsor, displayed related political content on information screens, a detail officials have not comprehensively confirmed.
  • No group has claimed responsibility, though one outlet reported an unverified alias of “Cyber Islam,” and the incidents have renewed concerns about vulnerabilities in cloud-based audio and display networks.