Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-03-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: baltic-course.com
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: Ghostwriter
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Belarus
Description: Ghostwriter, a suspected Russia-backed hacking group, has compromised websites and email accounts in Latvia, Lithuania, and PolandÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ÃÂ¢Ã¢'Â¬ÃÂ 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃÂ¢ÃÂ¢'ÃÂ¬Ã'ÃÂ 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â '''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ÃÂ¢Ã¢'Â¬ÃÂ ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'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.