Baghdad, An American official confirmed that: “If it is proven that the malfunction in the aviation system was a” cyberattack “, then it would be considered an “act of war.”
The official in the US Cyber Command, who asked not to be named, said in a press statement: “We are not pre-empting the investigation, but if the act was hacking, then it is considered an act of war.”
The White House had announced that there was no evidence of a cyberattack “at this stage” regarding the computer malfunction that prompted the US authorities to suspend all domestic flights.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency