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After Albania, also Montenegro paralyzed by cyber attacks, what happened

2022-09-12 17:55:55Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
After Albania, also Montenegro paralyzed by cyber attacks, what happened
Podgorica

A massive and ongoing cyber attack in Montenegro, which officials blame on pro-Russian hackers and Moscow, has been described by experts as unprecedented in its intensity and scope. It has damaged the government's online platforms and put Montenegro's vital infrastructure at high risk. The strike followed a number of cyber incidents since the start of Russia's aggression against Ukraine in February.

At the government headquarters of Montenegro, a NATO member country, desktop computers are locked, the Internet is absent and the websites of state agencies are disabled.

The outage comes amid a massive cyber attack against the tiny Balkan state that officials say bears the hallmarks of pro-Russian hackers and Moscow's security services.

The coordinated attack began around August 20 and has damaged the government's online platforms, as well as putting vital infrastructure, including the banking system, water supply and electricity, at high risk.

Since the start of Russian aggression against Ukraine in February, hackers have targeted several other European countries, mostly NATO members.

Sitting at his desk in the capital Podgorica in front of a blacked-out computer screen, Defense Minister Rasko Konjevic says government officials have been advised to disconnect for security reasons.

"We have been facing serious challenges due to the cyber attack for about 20 days and the entire state system, state administration system and citizen services system are functioning at a very limited level," he says.

Experts, including a team of investigators from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, are trying to find those responsible for the "brutal" attack, he added.

"Is there a political background behind this attack? Personally, I think so," continues the minister.

Montenegrin government officials believe the attack was likely carried out by a Russian-linked hacker gang.

The Russian-speaking cyber gang claimed responsibility for at least part of the attack, infecting government online services with a virus known as Kuba.

Ajo funksionon në përgjithësi pa u penguar nga Kremlini, për sa kohë që nuk sulmon vendet mike të Rusisë.

Megjithatë agjencia e Malit të Zi për Sigurinë Kombëtare, fajësoi drejtpërdrejt Rusinë për sulmin.

"Nga intensiteti i sulmit, nga mënyra se si u godit Ministria e Mbrojtjes, dyshimet se një palë e tretë (shtet) mund të jetë pas tij, janë mëse të arsyeshme”, thotë ministri Konjeviç.

Mali i Zi, që dikur konsiderohej një aleat i fortë rus, iu bashkua NATO-s në vitin 2017, pavarësisht kundërshtimit të Kremlinit.

Ai i është bashkuar gjithashtu sanksioneve perëndimore kundër Rusisë.
Mali i Zi aktualisht drejtohet nga qeveria e përkohshme e drejtuar nga Dritan Abazoviç, e cila ka humbur mbështetjen parlamentare për shkak të marrëveshjeve dhe bashkëpunimit të kryeministrit me Serbinë dhe Kishën Ortodokse Serbe.
Vendi është thellësisht i ndarë midis atyre që po kërkojnë rivendosjen e lidhjeve të ngushta me Serbinë dhe Rusinë, dhe atyre që janë në favor të anëtarësimit në Bashkimin Evropian.

Megjithëse lufta me armë zjarri dhe bomba po zhvillohet në Ukrainë, analisti politik Zlatko Vujoviç beson se ajo që po ndodh në Mal të Zi është "diçka e ngjashme ".

"There are no bombs, but there is a great tension, a great hybrid conflict, in which the interests of Russia and its intelligence services and those of Serbia are intertwined," he explains.

Other Eastern European countries that are considered enemies of Russia have also recently suffered cyber attacks.

Targets have included networks in Moldova, Slovenia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania.

Last week, Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran and expelled its diplomats after a cyber attack in July it blamed on the Islamic Republic./VOA


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