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The Washington Post: Hacking Russia was off-limits. The Ukraine war made it a free-for-all.

Experts anticipated a Moscow-led cyber-assault; instead, unprecedented attacks by hacktivists and criminals have ...

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Silicon Republic: Russian hackers claim responsibility for ongoing Lithuania cyberattacks

Threat intelligence firm Flashpoint said it observed smaller attacks on Lithuania on 22 June.

The CyberWire: Apparent hacktivism in Iran and Lithuanian. Bumblebee’s rise to prominence. CISA adds to its Catalog. A look at DCRat.

Flashpoint, which has been following Killnet and related pro-Russian chatter, finds that chatter to be notably ...

Security Magazine: Lithuania hit by DDoS cyberattack

Flashpoint, which published a blog post on the attacks, said the “train routes are essential in bringing in at ...

HackRead: Pro-Russia Killnet Group Hit Top Lithuanian websites with Massive DDoS Attacks

Flashpoint researchers observed chats between the group members in which they mentioned a large-scale, ...

Computer Weekly: Russia-aligned hacktivists behind Lithuania DDoS attack

According to Flashpoint analysts, the Killnet group has been highly active on its WE ARE KILLNET Telegram account ...

ProSyscom Tech News: Russian Killnet Hackers Claim Responsibility For Lithuania Cyberattacks

Threat intelligence firm Flashpoint said it observed smaller attacks on Lithuania that took place on 22 June.

Threatpost: ‘Killnet’ Adversary Pummels Lithuania with DDoS Attacks Over Blockade

Russia-based Killnet apparently launched the attacks in response to the Lithuanian government’s announcement on ...

CSO: Russia-China cybercriminal collaboration could “destabilize” international order

This is a step above where the situation stood in November 2021, when Flashpoint Intelligence connected the dots ...

Computing: Russia’s Killnet group claims responsibility for cyberattack on Lithuanian sites

Russian hacking group Killnet launched a DDoS attack on Lithuania.

News Azi: Russia-Aligned Hacktivists Behind Lithuania DDoS Attack

According to Flashpoint analysts, the Killnet group has been highly active on its WE ARE KILLNET Telegram account ...

True Viral News: Pro-Russia threat group Killnet is pummeling Lithuania with DDoS attacks

On June 25, Flashpoint analysts observed chatter regarding a plan for a mass-coordinated attack to take place on ...

Novonite: Pro-Russian threat group Killnet bombards Lithuania with DDoS attacks

According to security company Flashpoint, there were targets from police forces, airports and governments.

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