Event 0cb95fad-b41f-451d-9e84-d8012c3012eb

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Cyber Country: Latvia Attack Type: Cyberattack

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-lat...

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Event Time

1y ago

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1mo ago

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1mo ago

Summary

Headline: CERT: Latvia sees highest level of cyberattacks in two years

Short Summary: Latvia has seen a significant surge in cyberattacks, reaching record levels in the last two years according to CERT.

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.

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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."

Related URLs

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-latvia-sees-highest-level-of-cyberattacks-in-two-years.a572581/

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/15.10.2024-cert-latvia-sees-highest-level-of-cyberattacks-in-two-years.a572581/

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