Event 609

{
  "attack_type": "Cyberattack",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Cyber",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Headline, lead, and specific statements from CERT are visible in the screenshot and text, directly quoting the spike in attacks, timeframe, and sectors targeted.",
  "continuous_since": "2022-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "continuous_summary": "Latvia has suffered elevated cyberattack activity continuously since early 2022, reaching the highest point in late 2024.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Latvia's incident prevention authority CERT reports that the country has experienced the highest level of cyberattacks in the past two years, with a notable increase since early 2022. Many attacks are linked to political or critical infrastructure, and have particularly targeted government, municipal, and service providers, as well as private sector entities.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-15T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "CERT statement on October 15, 2024",
    "Article headline indicates highest cyberattack level in two years",
    "Referenced increase since January 2022"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The number of cyber-attacks in Latvia has increased significantly, reaching the highest level in the last two years, according to the cyber incident prevention authority CERT's statement on October 15.",
    "CERT further highlighted that a rise in politically motivated attacks has been seen since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where attacks against state institutions and critical infrastructure have intensified.",
    "\"A single cyber attack can paralyze an entire organization or business, or even major segments of critical national infrastructure.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-latvia-sees-highest-level-of-cyberattacks-in-two-years.a572581/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Cyberattack",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "CERT statement on October 15, 2024",
            "Article headline indicates highest cyberattack level in two years",
            "Referenced increase since January 2022"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "CERT: ??Latvia sees highest level of Cyberattacks in two years",
  "headline": "CERT: Latvia sees highest level of cyberattacks in two years",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_609_1763932631_51616fae.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "CERT: ??Latvia sees highest level of Cyberattacks in two years",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-latvia-sees-highest-level-of-cyberattacks-in-two-years.a572581/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia has seen a significant surge in cyberattacks, reaching record levels in the last two years according to CERT.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-latvia-sees-highest-level-of-cyberattacks-in-two-years.a572581/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Cyberattack",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "15-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-latvia-sees-highest-level-of-cyberattacks-in-two-years.a572581/",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "CERT: ??Latvia sees highest level of Cyberattacks in two years",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "CERT: ??Latvia sees highest level of Cyberattacks in two years",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}