A Telegram group is currently shaking companies and state and regional authorities. The Russian friends criticize Austrian policy and want to sow uncertainty. “Krone” cyber expert Dr. Cornelius Granig describes the attacks as “Russian cyberwar against the West.”
Austria and its government are themselves responsible for stopping Russian gas supplies, according to the Telegram account of a Russian, or at least Russia-friendly, hacker group called “NoName,” which last year and most recently before the National Assembly elections Council caused great uncertainty. end of September. New attacks were now announced, for example on the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Treasury, the Vienna Stock Exchange, the Vienna Lines, but also on the Stubai Valley Railway (Tyrol) and the city of Horn (Lower Austria).
Tyrol’s servers were attacked
When asked by the “Krone”, the state of Tyrol confirmed that it was the target of the hackers on Monday. It was an external attack from the Internet aimed at crippling the country’s systems. However, the attack was successfully repulsed. There was apparently no disruption to the Vienna stock exchange. Bank Austria, which suffered dramatic IT problems days ago, has ruled out any connection with the hacker attack. It is unclear whether further attacks have taken place and what their consequences are.
The Ministry of the Interior confirms hacker activities
The Ministry of the Interior says it is constantly seeing new activities by this hacker group. The Ministries of the Interior, Defense and Foreign Affairs, as well as the Federal Chancellery, would work closely together to repel such attacks. According to cyber professional Granig, criminals like ‘NoName’ are now part of a ‘real cyber war that Russia is waging against the West’.
Source: Krone
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