This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to the national publisher ERR.

According to the Estonian Department of State Information System (RIA), attacks by pro-Kremlin criminals also targeted businesses and departments in Latvia, Poland and Ukraine.

Ilmar Kjaer, head of commercial and information technology at Eesti Energia, emphasized that relevant customer data and IT systems are protected. “The attack was successfully circumvented, the issue is being resolved together with the partners, the customer channels will be restored as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience,” said Kjaer.

As a result, websites exposed to cyberattacks reopened at around 17:00 on Saturday.

Tynu Tammer, head of the CERT-EE Cyber ​​Incidents Division at the Government Information System (RIA) Department, said the issue was discovered at 10:14 am on Saturday. Tammer said the criminals also targeted the Ministry of Economy and Communications, the Bank of Estonia and EAS (Entrepreneurship Development Fund), as well as a private company’s website. “The Department and EAS are clients of the government network provided by the DEA, so attacks against them have been repelled and have had little effect,” he said.

According to Tammer, the current attacks are large, but not as large and bulky as those that hit Estonia in the spring and summer.

Tammer noted that it was never possible to say definitively who was behind the attacks, but that available information suggests pro-Kremlin cybercriminals were involved in this case.