According to Ukrinform, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT was informed about this by the Lithuanian Armed Forces on February 13.

On February 3, social network X published information that a group of pro-Russian hackers called Just Evil had hacked the military systems of the United States and the Baltic countries, including Lithuania. The post was about the hacking of the Lithuanian army’s ILIAS system.

Representatives of the Lithuanian army confirmed to the LRT portal that on February 3, a suspicious connection with the user account of the distance learning information system of the Lithuanian Armed Forces ILIAS was indeed registered. “For this reason, 3 servers of the Key State Telecommunications Center (KVTC), which hosts the ILIAS training system, were disabled. Army representatives stated that the National Cyber ​​Security Center (NKSC), which is in active cooperation with the Lithuanian Army, launched an investigation, and that the incident is currently at a moderate level.” It was classified as a cyber incident, he said.

According to available information, there was no data breach, but this is expected to be confirmed by the investigation. “The ILIAS distance learning information system is still disconnected from the external network and is currently being updated,” the Lithuanian military said. said.

As reported, at the end of May last year, Russian hackers attacked state institutions and large businesses of Lithuania.