Flight information screens in two Vietnam airports hacked

Hubs in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as website of national airline, showed message criticising sovereignty claims in South China Sea

Hackers have attacked the website of a national airline and flight information screens at Vietnam's two biggest airports, posting notices that state media said criticised the Philippines and Vietnam and their claims in the South China Sea.

Operators of airports in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City briefly had to halt electronic check-ins when systems were attacked on Friday afternoon, the country's civil aviation authority said.