‘F* Trump’, ‘Israel Lost the War’: Airports in Canada and US Hacked with Pro-Hamas Messages**

Three Canadian airports and one in the United States were reportedly hacked on Tuesday, with messages praising Hamas and criticizing US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed on flight information screens. The cyberattack also triggered announcements over airport PA systems, alarming travelers in both countries.

Affected airports included Kelowna International Airport and Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, Windsor International Airport in Ontario, and Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania.

A Victoria International Airport spokesperson told Reuters that the hackers accessed the system through third-party cloud-based software, displaying messages in a foreign language. The airport switched to its internal system to regain control. Windsor International Airport confirmed that “our systems returned to normal shortly thereafter,” emphasizing that all four affected airports are relatively small, feeder airports.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy commented on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “This is absolutely unacceptable and understandably scared travelers.”

Details of the Messages

Social media posts circulated visuals of the hacked screens and loudspeaker announcements, though HT.com could not independently verify them. At Harrisburg International Airport, a PA announcement reportedly said, “Free Palestine,” included expletives directed at Trump and Netanyahu, and declared, “Turkish hacker Cyber Islam was here.”

In Canada, Kelowna International Airport screens displayed messages such as, “Israel lost the war, Hamas won the war honorably.”

These incidents are the latest in a series of cyberattacks targeting airports. Last month, multiple European airports, including London’s Heathrow, faced travel disruptions due to similar breaches.

Investigation Underway

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), along with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, are investigating the attacks at the Canadian airports. In the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Harrisburg International Airport officials are probing the breach.

Authorities are reviewing the incident to determine the hackers’ identity, motive, and whether any personal or operational data was compromised.