Russia made a cyber attack against Finland during the regional and municipal elections

Russian On Monday and Tuesday, the Noname057 (16) of the Cactivist Group has done cyber attacks against Finnish organizations.

The attacks began on Monday and have continued on Tuesday, the Specialist at the Transport and Communications Agency Traficom Cyber ​​Security Center Matias honey reported Tuesday around noon.

« On Monday, the attack was mostly private companies, and on Tuesday the target was parties. The attack has been ordinary. About 10-20 organizations’ websites have been the target of the attack on Monday and Tuesday, » Mesia says.

The first news of the attack on the attack of a clip group Ilta-Sanomat According to the SDP website, the SDP website was busted on Tuesday morning. At noon, the pages work when HS tried the pages functionality. Instead, the downtown website was down at noon.

Honey says that Monday’s attack did not cause major damage to the companies that were attacked.

« For example, if the online bank had been down as a result of a denial of service attack, the attacks would have been more serious. »

According to Ilta-Sanomat Alexander Stubbin The claim « absolutely a break from Russia on March 20th » in the Ukrainian War. The group also says that Stubb has threatened to increase sanctions and add military support to Ukraine.

Russian According to Mesiä, the Noname057 (16) formed by the Hackers and Hackers and Activists, the Hackers and Activists have made cyber attacks in Finland for about two years. The attacks had a break of a few months before the attacks began on Monday, says Mesia.

« The Noname057 (16) Group has made service denial of service attacks on Western countries. The group seeks visibility with their cyber attacks. The group has often made attacks after politicians’ statements. The attacks usually last 1-2 days at a time. »