Lithuania. Cyberattack on institutions and companies. Pro-Russian hackers take revenge for the blockade of Kaliningrad

banned the rail transport of goods subject to EU sanctions from mainland Russia to . This applies to e.g. coal, metals, building materials or advanced technologies. The governor of the Kaliningrad Oblast calculated that the ban would reduce by about 50 percent. import to the Russian exclave – Kaliningrad Oblast has borders only with Lithuania and Poland.

War in Ukraine. Lithuania blocks transit to Kaliningrad

– The introduced restrictions on the transit of metal and iron products hit Kaliningrad. Let me remind you that it is completely dependent on external goods. Only one million people live there. The region is unable to ensure the production of most goods, which is why it imports them from – actually mainly by rail or trucks transiting through Lithuania – explained Iwona Wiśniewska, an analyst at the Center for Eastern Studies.

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War in Ukraine. Cyberattack on Lithuanian companies and institutions

that on Monday, a Russian-language hacking group known as Killnet carried out a series of attacks against the Lithuanian secure data transfer network and a communication network for government officials, which was created, among others, by to survive war and other crises. The group said it was “retaliation for Lithuania blocking the shipment of certain goods to the Russian enclave.”

Earlier, Russia warned that “if cargo transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the territory of the Russian Federation via Lithuania is not fully restored in the near future, Russia reserves the right to take measures to protect its national interests.”

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Lithuania. There may be more hacker attacks

Information about the attack was confirmed by the Lithuanian (NKSC) in a special statement issued by the Ministry of Defence.

“It is highly likely that such and even more intense attacks will continue in the coming days, especially in the communications, energy and financial sectors,” said NKSC director Jonas Skardinskas, quoted by CNN.

that the intensification of attacks has been observed for a week. Skardinskas reported that they are diverse. “Some of them are more sophisticated, others less so.” So far, the victims of cybercriminals have been, among others: Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid, the State Tax Inspection and Lithuanian Railways.