Cybercrime
Albania Urged to Strengthen Cyber Defences Following Attack
After the recent attack on public online servers, blamed on Iran, experts say Albania must toughen its cyber infrastructure.
Albania Freezes Diplomatic Ties with Iran Over Cyber-Attacks
Albanian PM declares Iranian diplomats personae non grata over massive cyber-attack on government's key servers in July.
Montenegro Blames Slowed Court Processes on Cyber-Attacks
Government and judicial websites forced to go offline and trials delayed following massive cyber-attacks that started on August 22 and whose perpetrators remain unknown.
Police and Defence Ministry targeted in hacking attack
Ljubljana – The Slovenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the police were targeted in a hacking attack on Thursday, media have reported, with one outlet obtaining official confirmation from the police. While the MoD managed to block the attack, only a few police computers are reported to have been infected.
Montenegro Sent Back to Analog by Unprecedented Cyber Attacks
"After the ransomware attack last week, Government DNS namespace is blocked so the administration switched to offline mode. According to internal investigation, a cyber-attack happened after a malicious software was uploaded from the computer in one of Government services," a government source told BIRN, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Montenegro Still Assessing Damage From Mystery Cyber Attacks
Montenegrin National Security Council session in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Since August 22, the government has reported two series of cyber-attacks on government servers, claiming they managed to prevent any damage.
Montenegro Suspects Russia for an Unprecedented Cyber Attack
The National Security Agency of Montenegro stated that several Russian agencies were behind the unprecedented cyber attack against Montenegrin institutions, BTA reported.
Montenegro's intelligence agency also said it feared the attack had not yet reached its peak and that all "key infrastructure", such as the electricity system or water supply, could be targeted.
Major scandal: How "NATO secret" was revealed
The data includes blueprints for weapons used by NATO allies in the conflict in Ukraine, and hackers were selling them online after stealing data from a major European arms manufacturer, MBDA Missile Systems, according to the BBC.
MBDA Missile Systems admitted its data was among the stash but claimed none of the classified files belong to the firm.
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National Natural Gas System Operator (DESFA): Crucial documents posted on the dark web
The group behind the cyberattack against the National Natural Gas System Operator proceeded to publish part of the documents they managed to intercept from the DESFA servers.
According to the first information, the material that has reached their hands is estimated at more than 350 GB, with the experts who have dealt with the case underlining that it is a "difficult case".
Cyber warriors - hackers in Bundeswehr uniform
What exactly are German "cyber warriors" doing?
The German Center for Cyber Operations (ZCO) is located not far from Bonn, in the idyllic town of Rheinbach on the Rhine. There in the Tomburg barracks, the Bundeswehr is engaged in digital warfare. What is done in the ZCO is usually called hacking - a crime that can end with prison sentence.
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