- Attack on Lithuanian websites attributed to Russian-speaking hacker collective Killnet.
- Killnet claims it was in reprisal for Lithuania banning the delivery of some products to Kaliningrad.
- 30-nation alliance that includes the US has been on high alert for pro-Russian hacking.
The websites of public and commercial companies in Lithuania have been subject to an “Intense ongoing” cyberattack.
At least part of the breaches however attributed to the Russian-speaking hacker collective Killnet. It stated that it was in reprisal for Lithuania banning the delivery of some products to the Russian outpost of Kaliningrad.
A system that however designed to endure war and other crises.
The National Cyber Security Centre of Lithuania stated in a statement released by the defense ministry that “work is in the process to restore it to normal.”
Since some Secure National Data Transfer Network customers were unable to access services.
Jonas Skardinskas stated that “it is quite likely that such, or even more, severe attacks will continue into the coming days. Notably against the communications, energy, and financial sectors.”
A distributed denial of service attack is the kind of hack in question. It bombards websites with fictitious traffic in an effort to take them offline.
It’s a typical technique chosen by “hacktivists,” or alleged non-state actors who carry out cyberattacks for political reasons, like Killnet.
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Numerous pro-Ukraine and pro-Russian hacking groups have disrupted a variety of organizations in Russia and Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in February.
For instance, the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans claim to have hacked the IT systems that support trains carrying the Russian military.
A 30-nation alliance that includes the US has been on high alert for pro-Russian hacking. It includes Lithuania.
