Lithuania: hacker attacks in retaliation for the Kaliningrad blockade

A major DDOS attack on Monday targeted Lithuania's national grid infrastructure, more than a week after EU sanctions for Kaliningrad came into effect, which blocked the transit of ferrous and other raw materials from Russia. to the enclave through Lithuanian territory.

The group now claiming responsibility for the cyber attack, called "Killnet", has expressly stated that it is a retaliation for the "blockade" of Kaliningrad. "Lithuanian state and private institutions were hit by a denial-of-service cyber attack on Monday, the Baltic country's National Cyber ​​Security Center said in a statement released by the defense ministry," reports Reuters . It could be the "Not only diplomatic response" threatened by Moscow against Lithuania. The National Center for Cyber ​​Security also warned the country to expect more: "It is very likely that attacks of similar or greater intensity will continue in the coming days, especially in the transport, energy and finance sectors." And he added: "The secure networks used by state institutions have been among those affected."

It is still unclear whether the “Killnet” group is directly affiliated with the Russian state or with intelligence agencies. The group stated that "cyber attacks will continue against Lithuania until the blockade of the transit of goods to Kaliningrad is lifted". Moscow and its allies have recently intensified threats and rhetoric about the crisis. Belarusian president and Putin's close ally Alexander Lukashenko went so far as to say that the actions of NATO member Lithuania are "similar to a declaration of war".

It seems that two days ago Killnet had issued a prior warning, ordering Lithuania to unblock Russian goods and issuing an ultimatum.

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Meanwhile, Kremlin officials have continued to condemn the EU's "unprecedented" move against Kaliningrad, saying it is in violation of historical treaties and norms. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council, recently visited Kaliningrad and described the actions of Lithuania and the EU as "unprecedented political, information and economic pressure from the West":

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