A hacker hijacked Harrisburg International Airport’s loudspeaker system Tuesday night and broadcast profanity-laced political messages for 10 minutes, prompting authorities to search a Delta flight before takeoff.
The unauthorized broadcast included pro-Palestinian messages with vulgar references to President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to airport spokesman Scott Miller, WGAL reported.
“It was not a threat, that’s the important thing,” Miller said. “Our IT department discovered it, they took it down, we referred it to the police department, and they’re doing an investigation.”
Airport operations continued normally despite the incident, though authorities delayed one outbound Delta flight for approximately 35 to 40 minutes as a precaution. The flight departed safely and reached its destination without incident. (RELATED: I Witnessed An Infuriating TSA Debacle That Summed Up Everything Wrong With Modern Public Safety)
WATCH: Pro-Hamas cyberhackers blasted an anti-Trump message over the public address system at Pennsylvania’s Harrisburg International Airport.
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Miller assured travelers no security concerns remained and staff identified how the breach occurred, though he declined to provide specifics.
“The only impact was a loud political message for several minutes,” Miller said.
According to social media accounts cited by Fox43, the robotic announcement said “Free Palestine” and used explicit language targeting Netanyahu and Trump. The hacker reportedly identified themselves through the system, stating “Turkish hacker Cyber Islam was here.”
Harrisburg International Airport released a statement Tuesday evening confirming an “unauthorized user gained access to the airport PA system and played an unauthorized recorded message.”
The airport said the political message contained no threats toward airlines, passengers, airport employees or the facility itself.
Harrisburg International Airport Police continue investigating the incident.