Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen

Hannover Airport, also known as Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen, is an aviation facility headquartered in Germany. On February 16, 2023, its public website was disrupted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which rendered the site unreachable for a period. This incident was part of a coordinated campaign that simultaneously affected several other German airports. The attack was attributed to the pro-Russia hacktivist group Killnet. Airport administrators and the ADV airport association confirmed that the malicious traffic specifically targeted the public-facing website and did not compromise any other operational systems. The cause was identified as external attack traffic, with officials explicitly ruling out a simple technical overload or internal failure.

Killnet launched this offensive as a direct response to Germany's decision to supply military tanks to Ukraine, a geopolitical trigger consistent with the group's previous targeting of critical infrastructure. The group had a documented history of similar attacks against U.S. airports and other German entities following comparable international policy announcements. The disruption at Hannover Airport occurred alongside separate, unrelated IT failures that impacted flight operations at other locations within Germany, though these were distinct events. The incident underscores the vulnerability of public digital assets to ideologically motivated hacktivism. No further details regarding the airport's routine operations, passenger volume, fleet handling, corporate structure, or ownership are contained within the provided source material.