RGIA’s official X account briefly hacked, restored

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport’s official X account was briefly hacked on Monday and promptly restored by its IT team. GHIAL said cryptocurrency-related posts appeared during the breach, which was reported to cybercrime authorities and X. Airport operations remained unaffected.

Hyderabad: The official X account of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad was hacked briefly on Monday, but was promptly recovered by its IT team.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), in a statement, later said the unauthorised access was detected, and the account was restored and made fully operational.

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Airport authorities said the incident was reported to the relevant cybercrime authorities and X, while a detailed investigation is underway.

During the breach, posts promoting a cryptocurrency-related rewards programme reportedly appeared on the account for a brief time.

GHIAL also clarified that the airport’s X account was not integrated with its operational systems. Therefore, the incident had no impact on airport operations, passenger services or other critical systems.