Lithuanian ferry company websites hit by DDoS attack

Year

2022

Month

June

Reference number

20220601

Impact area

Shore

Incident location

Incident country

Lithuania

Victim country

Lithuania

Victim identity

Victim Type

Method

DDoS

Attacker country

Russia

Summary:

In June 2023, unsdisclosed Lithuanian ferry company website has been hit with a DDoS attack by KillNet. The motive was the restrictions imposed by the Lithuanian government on transit of Russian citizens in Lithuania. The website was down and had to be restored.

Reference URL

https://www.reuters.com/technology/lithuania-hit-by-cyber-attack-government-agency-2022-06-27/ https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/laikinai-sustabdytos-vmi-informacines-sistemos-56-1741696