Cybersecurity
Estonia Repels Cyber Attacks as Pro-Kremlin Group Takes Credit
- Attacks seen as retaliation for removal of WWII monument
- Estonia says it’s the largest cyber attack since 2007
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Estonia repulsed the largest wave of cyber attacks in over a decade as a pro-Kremlin hacking group retaliated to the government’s dismantling of a monument dedicated to Soviet World War II veterans.
“Estonia was subject to the most extensive cyber attacks it has faced since 2007,” Luukas Ilves, Undersecretary for Digital Transformation, said on Twitter on Thursday. “Attempted DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector.”