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Pro-Kremlin hackers Killnet hit Latvia with biggest cyberattack in its history
Oliver Moody, Berlin
Friday July 08 2022, 3.40pm, The Times
Protesters at a rally in favour of removing Soviet-era monuments in Riga, the capital. Latvia has also opposed the invasion of Ukraine
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Latvia has come under the most intense wave of cyberattacks in its history, including a 12-hour onslaught on its public broadcasting centre, according to a senior Nato official.
The Baltic state appears to have been targeted by pro-Kremlin hackers because of a series of assertive steps such as bringing back conscription and drawing up a list of Soviet monuments for demolition.
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The digital offensive has been co-ordinated by Killnet, a network of cyberactivists who have thrown in their lot with Russia and declared “war” on ten western states that support Ukraine, including the US and Britain. The group has previously claimed to have carried out assaults on half a dozen European countries, including Italy, Lithuania and Norway.
Killnet’s weapon of choice is the
Oliver Moody, Berlin
Friday July 08 2022, 3.40pm, The Times
Protesters at a rally in favour of removing Soviet-era monuments in Riga, the capital. Latvia has also opposed the invasion of Ukraine
GINTS IVUSKANS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Latvia has come under the most intense wave of cyberattacks in its history, including a 12-hour onslaught on its public broadcasting centre, according to a senior Nato official.
The Baltic state appears to have been targeted by pro-Kremlin hackers because of a series of assertive steps such as bringing back conscription and drawing up a list of Soviet monuments for demolition.
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The digital offensive has been co-ordinated by Killnet, a network of cyberactivists who have thrown in their lot with Russia and declared “war” on ten western states that support Ukraine, including the US and Britain. The group has previously claimed to have carried out assaults on half a dozen European countries, including Italy, Lithuania and Norway.
Killnet’s weapon of choice is the
