Hackers Turn Terminals into Political Microphones

It started like a glitch – a distorted announcement echoing through the Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania.
Then came the voice: angry, rhythmic, and political.

A hacker identifying as “Turkish Cyber Islam” breached Harrisburg International Airport’s public address system this week.

“Free Palestine! F*** Netanyahu! F*** Trump!”

For ten minutes, the airport became a stage for someone else’s revolution.
No bombs, no threats, just sound. But in 2025, words are sometimes louder than weapons.

Authorities later confirmed the hack came through a third-party cloud audio provider, exposing how fragile public systems are when politics finds its way into their code.
The hacker, identifying as “Cyber Islam”, posted videos online celebrating the act as a “message to Western hypocrisy.”

No flights were canceled. No arrests were made.
But the echo remained, not just in the terminal, but in the idea that any system, even one built to move people, can be hijacked to move ideology.

In a world obsessed with control, it’s ironic how easily chaos finds the mic.
The airport used to announce departures. Now, apparently, it announces divisions.

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