NATO websites attacked by hackers, Russian group suspected

DW and Radio ERFT reported the information.

A NATO representative confirmed to dpa that its cyber experts are actively investigating the incident, which affected several sites.

Earlier, information spread on Twitter that pro-Russian cybercriminals had attacked the website of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters, making it unavailable for some time. In particular, the Russian hacker group Killnet was accused of this attack.

The group has also been linked to cyberattacks on Germany’s Bundestag websites, the police, and critical infrastructure.

The alliance noted that it constantly faces hacker threats and takes cybersecurity very seriously.

• Earlier, Russian hackers attacked German websites on January 26, which was apparently Moscow's response to the German government's decision to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. However, thanks to the efforts of German cyber experts, the consequences of Russian hacker attacks following Germany's decision to provide Ukraine with tanks were minimized.

• On January 28, Russian hackers attacked the websites of then-candidate Petr Pavel, the Czech Foreign Ministry, and other Czech websites during the second round of the Czech presidential election.