The Russian hackers of KillNET announced large-scale attack to cyberinfrastructure of NATO

15:15, April 9

@Gazeta.Ru

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NATO was subjected to a large-scale cyberattack by hackers, which caused serious damage to the electronic infrastructure of the alliance.

Reportedly, 40% of NATO's infrastructure was paralyzed after the attack by cyber fighters from the KillNet group.

Russian hackers who are part of this group attacked websites related to defense orders, provision and support of the alliance, as well as other resources necessary for the normal functioning of the organization.

According to experts, sites continue to fall under powerful DDoS attacks, and work accounts have become inaccessible to users.

Among the assets attacked were the Warfare Development Command, NATO's Procurement, Support and Procurement Agency, and Cyber ​​Training Centres.

The NCI agency was also hacked, where the attackers gained access to all personal information of employees, including a portal for officials making important political decisions.

Experts assess the scale of the attack as a serious blow to the NATO security system, and work is currently underway to restore the operation of the attacked resources and identify those responsible for the cyber attack.

https://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2023/04/09/20173117.shtml

>>18671759

seems to be a different attack to this one reported in february:

~The Russian hacktivist collective Killnet has carried out a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against Nato, causing temporary disruption to some of the military alliance’s public-facing websites.

The Killnet operation had previously said via its closed channel on the encrypted Telegram service that it was commencing attacks against Nato. It also appears to have been soliciting cryptocurrency donations to maintain the attacks.

A Nato spokesperson confirmed the alliance had briefly come under attack: “Nato cyber experts are actively addressing an incident affecting some Nato websites. Nato deals with cyber incidents on a regular basis, and takes cyber security very seriously.”

Speaking at a press conference convened ahead of a meeting of defence ministers, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that the alliance has deployed additional protective measures since Sunday 12 February.

“The majority of Nato websites are functioning as normal. Some Nato websites are still experiencing availability issues, but our technical teams are working to restore full access,” he said.

Stoltenberg said that Nato’s classified networks – those used to communicate on active missions and within the alliance’s command structure - were not attacked.~

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/365530999/Killnet-DDoS-attacks-disrupt-Nato-websites

>>18671769

picked up by an indian news site

they add:

~Along with this, KillNet claimed responsibility for hacking into assets at the NATO air base at Ramstein in Germany in February. At the same time, virtual hackers pointed out that the military power of NATO is in question, since it is relatively easy to open the sites and databases of the military bloc.

At the end of February, the hacker group RaHDit, known as “Evil Russian Hackers”, published the data of Ukrainian nationalists serving in the Azov* regiment. Personal files of fighters, data on orders, lists of participants in hostilities, information on Ukronazi awards were made public.

• the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation and banned.~

https://www.easternherald.com/2023/04/10/russian-hackers-destroyed-nearly-half-of-natos-online-infrastructure/

>>18671359