Event f131b587-a2ad-4840-bd8b-e577b16926d0

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Cyber Country: Lithuania Country: Latvia Country: Estonia Country: Russia Country: Poland

Source: https://thecyberexpress.com/cyberattacks-on-baltic-states/

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Event Time

48y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Cyber Infiltration and Influence: Baltic States in Russia’s Crosshairs

Short Summary: The Baltic states are targeted by Russian cyberattacks and information operations seeking to undermine government stability and public trust.

Description

Russian influence operations and cyberattacks targeting Baltic states have escalated, aiming to create fear among the population, disrupt critical infrastructure, and foster dissatisfaction with governments.

Evidence

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Russian hacker groups have managed to bypass sanctions by exploiting national borders, thereby conserving its hardware and undermining media reports.

Earlier this year, cyberattacks on Lithuanian saw several prominent organizations falling victim to malicious cyberattacks linked to the Russian hacker group NoName ransomware.

the NoName057(16) hacker group allegedly conducted a series of DDoS attacks on Lithuanian websites

a cyber attack on the Lithuanian government in July 2023, allegedly linked to the NATO summit, leaked several sensitive information regarding the summit to the world

Moscow... have made it clear to undermine the impact of Western sanctions, fueling animosity towards Ukraine, and pushing Western outcasts out of the bloc.

Related URLs

https://thecyberexpress.com/cyberattacks-on-baltic-states/

Source

https://thecyberexpress.com/cyberattacks-on-baltic-states/

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