Lithuania Suffers "Most Complex" Cyber-attack in Years

guest · Dec 16, 2020

Lithuania Suffers "Most Complex" Cyber-attack in Years
December 16, 2020
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lithuania-cyberattack/

A carefully coordinated cyber-attack on Lithuania that occurred last week has been described by the republic's defense minister as one of the "most complex" security incidents to target the Baltic state in recent history.

On the night of December 9, cyber-criminals breached multiple content management systems to gain access to 22 different websites operated by Lithuania's public sector. The attackers then published articles containing misinformation on the sites.
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An investigation into the attack by the Defense Ministry’s National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC) found that the websites targeted by the attackers were mostly run by regional municipalities.

In a statement published on Wednesday, Lithuania's defense minister, Arvydas Anušauskas, described the digital assault as one of the "biggest and most complex" cyber-attacks to hit the republic in recent years.
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The attackers impersonated the defense and foreign ministries as well as the Šiauliai Municipality Administration to send out emails containing links to the fallacious stories.

“This shows huge gaps in cybersecurity of the public sector,” said Anušauskas.
Following the attack, the NKSC has submitted a number of cybersecurity recommendations to municipalities.
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