On Tuesday, October 14, flights at Kelowna and Victoria airports were delayed due to a cyber security incident.
Public address systems and screens were hacked, displaying pro-Hamas messages at both Kelowna International Airport (YLW) and Victoria International Airport (YYJ) between 5 p.m.
"Free Palestine" and cursing out U.S.
The messaging was visible and audible throughout the airports for about two minutes, according to a post on Kelowna Reddit.
The YLW team successfully removed the unauthorized messaging, restored flight information display screens, and continued working on restoring the PA system by 7 p.m.
The City of Kelowna stated that the cyber security incident was limited to a cloud-based third-party software provider.
Author's summary: Airports in Kelowna and Victoria faced disruptions due to pro-Hamas hacking.