"Lithuanian Energy Firm Disrupted by DDOS Attack"

Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Group was recently hit by what it described as its "biggest cyberattack in a decade" when numerous distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks were aimed at it, disrupting its digital services and websites.  Pro-Russian hacking group Killnet claimed responsibility for the attack on its Telegram channel on Saturday, making this the latest in a series of attacks launched by the group in Lithuania due to that country's support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.  The company said it had managed and limited the attack's impact on its systems and that no breaches were recorded.  Lithuania's vice minister for national defense cautioned against excessive attention being paid to such cyberattacks.  He believes that Killnet's primary goal is seeking publicity and driving tensions in the region.  Since late June, wide-ranging cyberattacks have hit Lithuanian institutions and businesses, when it began enforcing EU sanctions on goods traveling to Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic coast.  Ignitis Group is one of the largest energy companies in the Baltic states.  The company operates in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Finland, where its core activities include power and heat generation and supply, power and natural gas trading, and distribution.  The group's companies supply power and natural gas to about 1.6 million business and private customers.           

Infosecurity reports: "Lithuanian Energy Firm Disrupted by DDOS Attack"