Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-01-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: diena.lt kasvyskta.lt
Affected country: Lithuania
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: Ghostwriter
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Belarus
Description: Ghostwriter, a suspected Belarus-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and PolandÃ'ÃÂ to publish fabricated documents pushing anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives consistent with Kremlin talking points. The influence campaign started in 2017.