Australian airport website hacked by Islamic State

April 13, 2015 10:13

The website of Australia's Hobart International Airport website remains out of action after being hacked by pro-Islamic State hackers.

Police said hackers appeared to have targeted the web host used by the Hobart International Airport in Tasmania and not the facility itself, and no direct threats were made.

"A message placed on the site contained a statement supporting ISIS," Tasmanian police said in a statement, using another acronym for the radical group commonly known as IS.

Authorities said identical messages had appeared on websites around the world since late 2014. "The group claiming responsibility for the hacking appear to non-discriminately target organisations who use web hosts such as the one used by Hobart International Airport," police told AFP.

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