“TURKISH HACKER, CYBER-ISLAM IS HERE”: HACKER BROADCASTS FREE PALESTINE MESSAGE OVER AIRPORT SPEAKERS

Thu 16 October 2025:

Pro-Palestine and anti-Israel messages were blasted through speakers at airports in the U.S. and Canada following apparent hacks, officials said.

One public address system was hacked on Tuesday evening at the Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) in Pennsylvania, for about 10 minutes.

The hacker can be heard saying “Free Palestine” and “F— Netanyahu and Trump” over the speaker, according to videos circulating on social media.

Hacker broadcasts Free Palestine message over airport speakers

The hacker can be heard saying “Free Palestine” and “F— Netanyahu and Trump” over the speaker, according to videos circulating on social media. pic.twitter.com/MF4pLUTJ5Q

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“An unauthorized user gained access to the airport PA system and played an unauthorized recorded message,” HIA officials said in a statement, according to FOX 43.

“Turkish hacker Cyber Islam was here,” added the unauthorized user in an identifying message.

The airport called the announcement a “political message” that did not contain any threats to airlines, passengers or employees, according to HIA.

Kelowna International Airport and Victoria International Airport in British Columbia also confirmed similar incidents Tuesday, according to CBC News.

Kelowna International Airport director of operations Phillip Elchitz told the network that, “a third party gained access” to the airport’s flight information display and PA systems. He added that pro-Hamas and anti-Trump messages were briefly announced over the PA system and shown on screens inside the terminal building.

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The PA system disruption lasted around 20 seconds, while it took several minutes to scrub the images from the displays, according to Elchitz, who added that a few flights were delayed as a result.

“We’re working with our service providers to better understand how these files ended up on these screens and on the PA system,” Elchitz told CBC News. “And obviously we want to make sure that whatever security loopholes that existed within those systems are shut down completely so this doesn’t happen again.”

“The cybersecurity incident was limited to a cloud-based third-party software provider. Airport systems are segregated to protect cybersecurity incidents from migrating from one network to another,” the airport said in a statement the following day. “A joint threat risk assessment was completed with Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Transport Canada, and the messaging displayed was not deemed to be a direct threat towards the traveling public.”

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