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Russian hackers attack Czech sites in the second round of the presidential election

  • January 28, 2023
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Hackers from the Russian Federation attacked a number of Czech sites, including the websites of candidate Petr Pavel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others, during the second

Russian hackers attack Czech sites in the second round of the presidential election

Russian hackers attack Czech sites in the second round of the presidential election

Hackers from the Russian Federation attacked a number of Czech sites, including the websites of candidate Petr Pavel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others, during the second round of voting in the Czech presidential election.

This was reported by Radio Prague, according to Ukrinform.

It was noted that the hacker attack was led by the Russian group NoName057(16), which had previously carried out numerous cyber attacks on Internet resources in the Czech Republic.

The State Department confirmed the foreign intervention attempt. “We can confirm that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website has become the target of a cyberattack with no serious consequences for information security,” said Maryana Vernerova, the ministry’s press secretary. said.

According to the publication, similar cyberattacks were recorded during the voting in the first round of the Czech presidential election.

The second round of the presidential elections will be held on 27 and 28 January.

According to Ukrinform, the deputy spokesperson of the German federal government, Christine Hoffmann, said that thanks to the efforts of German cyber experts, it was possible to minimize the consequences of Russian hacking attacks carried out after Germany’s decision to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. .

Source: Ukrinform

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