"Swiss Govt Websites Hit by Pro-Russia Hackers After Zelensky Visit"

Switzerland recently announced that a cyberattack claimed by a pro-Russian group temporarily disrupted access to a number of government websites following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Davos.  The government said that the Russian-linked hacker group "NoName" claimed responsibility for the attack, citing Ukrainian President Zelensky's attendance at the WEF annual meeting.  The government's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) stressed that "the cyberattack was promptly detected" and specialists "took the necessary action to restore access to the websites as quickly as possible."  The NCSC stated that the so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), which makes websites or network resources unavailable by flooding them with malicious traffic, temporarily knocked out access to government ministries and federal offices.  The government's main portal remained operational.  The "NoName" group, which claimed Wednesday's attack already targeted Switzerland's federal administration last June after Zelensky addressed the Swiss parliament remotely via video link.  This time, the Ukrainian president came to Switzerland in person.  On Monday, he met with Swiss President Viola Amherd in Bern before traveling to Davos, where he addressed the World Economic Forum on Tuesday.

SecurityWeek reports: "Swiss Govt Websites Hit by Pro-Russia Hackers After Zelensky Visit"