"Cyberattack Hits Lithuania After Sanctions Feud With Russia"

On Monday, a cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Lithuania, with a pro-Moscow hacker group reportedly claiming responsibility.   A distributed-denial-of-service (DDOS) attack targeted a secure national data network.  The State Tax Inspectorate and Migration Department were also among the public agencies forced to suspend online services for several hours.  Services were restored later the same day.  The incident came a week after Russian officials threatened to retaliate because Lithuania restricted the transit of steel and ferrous metals under EU sanctions.  Local authorities in Lithuania had warned that cyberattacks were likely to follow.  The ministry did not name the hackers, but a Baltic News Service said the pro-Kremlin group "Killnet" had claimed responsibility for the attack.

Associated Press reports: "Cyberattack Hits Lithuania After Sanctions Feud With Russia"