Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-06-27 00:00:00
Affected organization: Lithuanian state institutions
Affected country: Lithuania
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Services
Motive: Protest
Actor: Killnet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: A DDoS attack targeted websites of government agencies and private firms, and part of the secure national data network in Lithuania. The State Tax Inspectorate and Migration Department and the the country's leading accounting services provider were among the affected organisations. Killnet claimed responsibility for at least some of the attacks.