Pro Hamas hackers slam Trump and Netanyahu as they take over PA systems at 4 North American airports, ‘unauthorized recordings’ surface; which airports have been attacked; check here

The public address systems of four North American airports witnessed a brief disruption in operations on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) after unauthorized pro-Palestinian political messages praising Hamas were broadcast on the systems. The messages also referenced President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with critical remarks reportedly included in the recordings.

Several videos surfaced on social media platforms, shared by passengers, showing unauthorized recordings played at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania. The incidents sparked concern and triggered an immediate investigation.

According to Transport Canada, which regulates airport operations across the country, similar incidents were also reported at Kelowna International Airport and Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, along with Windsor International Airport in Ontario.


The pro-Hamas recordings and messages praise Hamas and, using expletives, attack the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

North American airports respond to incidents

Reacting to the unauthorized messages, Harrisburg airport spokesperson Scott Miller told CNN affiliate WGA on Tuesday that “an unauthorized user gained access to the airport PA system and played an unauthorized recorded message.”

CNN reached out to the Harrisburg International Airport Police Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Transportation Security Administration for comment. During the incident, one flight was in the process of boarding, Miller said. “Out of an abundance of caution, the aircraft was searched. No security issues were found, and the flight departed safely,” the statement added.

A similar incident was reported around the same time 2,000 miles away at the Kelowna International Airport. In a statement shared with CNN, the airport said a third party accessed both its flight information display screens and public address system.

“Free Palestine,” and pro-Palestinian chants could be heard in a video posted by the passenger on social media, who told CNN: “Nobody informed us what was going on, there was no crisis response. Everyone was just really confused.”

The multiple photos which surfaced on social media platforms showed that several messages praising Hamas were also broadcast on a screen inside Kelowna airport. The airport officials said the unauthorized messages were removed and flight display systems restored. They further stated that efforts to fully restore the PA system were ongoing.

The other two airports which witnessed a breach in their public address systems were Victoria International Airport and Windsor International Airport. At Victoria International Airport, “an unauthorized audio message” was also broadcast over the public address system due to “a cloud-based software issue.” “We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank our passengers for their patience and cooperation,” the airport said in a statement, as quoted by CNN.

At Windsor International Airport, the terminal was nearly empty because there were no flights immediately arriving or departing, airport President Mark Galvin said. “Our team responded quickly, removed the images and shut off the recorded PA announcement,” he said. “We returned to normal shortly thereafter and have been operating without incident.”

What did Transport Canada say on system breach

Speaking to CNN, Transport Canada stated that it is “working closely with federal security partners, including law enforcement, to ensure there were no impacts on the safety and security of airport operations, and to mitigate disruption from similar incidents in the future.”