"They were carried out with the same typology and the same source", the Prosecutor's Office of Tirana starts investigations into the cyber attack

2022-09-12 15:25:49Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"They were carried out with the same typology and the same source",
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The Prosecutor's Office of Tirana, through a press release, has announced that it has launched investigations after the cyber attack on the TIMS system, which caused chaos for two days at the border points, and according to Prime Minister Edi Rama, a group of Iranian hackers was behind this attack.

The Prosecutor's Office of Tirana informs that it has registered the criminal proceedings for the criminal offences: "Illegal interception of computer data"; "Interference in computer data"; "Interference in computer systems" and "Misuse of equipment".

The prosecution declares that the cyber attack against AKSHIT and against the TIMS system were carried out with the same typology and the cyber attack came from the same source and therefore are being investigated in a single file.

Full statement:

The cyber attack on TIMS, the Prosecutor's Office of Tirana starts investigations for several criminal offences.

The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance in Tirana has included in the file of the investigation launched for the cyberattack against the e-Albania portal in July of this year, the latest cyberattack against the TIMS system, which regulates entry and exit in the Republic of Albania. More dated 19.07.2022, the Prosecutor's Office of the Judicial District of Tirana, has registered the criminal proceedings for the criminal offences:

"Illegal interception of computer data";

"Interference in computer data";

"Interference in Computer Systems"; AND

"Misuse of equipment", provided by articles 293/a, 293/b, 293/c, 293/ç, of the Criminal Code.

The object of the investigation is the cyber attack against the state institution of the National Association of National Archives of Albania, which summarizes all the official government websites in the Republic of Albania.

Likewise, on 09.09.2022, another cyber attack was carried out on the equipment and systems that are administered and managed by the Ministry of Interior in Albania.

These two actions, since they were carried out with the same typology and the cyber attack came from the same source, are being investigated in a single file.

Both at the moment of the first attack and in the second attack, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of Tirana took immediate action, operating with the urgent decision-making dictated by the dynamics of the actions. 

In exercising its powers and in close cooperation with all law enforcement agencies and partners assisting the Albanian authorities, the prosecutor's office has carried out a series of investigative actions, including sending requests for legal assistance to several countries. 

Investigations related to these cases are complex and ongoing.


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