Russian hackers target Spanish government sites amid Granada summit

Russian hackers target Spanish government sites amid Granada summit

Published October 06,2023


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A professional-Russian hacker group on Friday focused and disrupted a number of web sites associated to the Spanish authorities and the town of Granada.

The assault comes as Granada hosts European leaders in a pivotal summit associated to migration, the warfare in Ukraine and EU enlargement.

The group Noname057(16) claimed duty for the assault, attributing it to the go to of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In an announcement on Telegram, the group stated: “The Spaniards plan to supply … six (Hawk anti-missile) systems, as well as air defense and anti-drone systems. It seems the Spanish segment of the internet has been waiting for our visit.”

While the group listed seven web sites that it attacked, only some had been nonetheless down round three hours after the attack-Granada’s tourism, metro, bus, and metropolis corridor web sites.

The web sites of the Spanish authorities, Spain’s National Cybersecurity Institute and the Economy Ministry, which the hackers additionally claimed to have attacked, had been operating usually.

The pro-Russian hacker group was shaped in March 2022. Their manifesto says they “are conducting massive attacks on Ukropropaganda resources that brazenly lie to people about Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, as well as on the websites of Ukrainian grief-hackers who try to support the neo-Nazi regime of Zelenskyy.”

The group has launched assaults on web sites around the globe.

European leaders remained in additional time talks in Granada because the nations clashed over plans for the bloc’s enlargement in addition to Hungary and Poland’s objections to a migration pact.

While no EU-wide settlement was reached concerning Ukraine on Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez certainly provided Zelenskyy new air protection and anti-drone programs, together with six extra Hawk anti-aircraft missile launchers, in addition to new demining expertise.

Source: www.anews.com.tr