Several dozen websites were attacked on Saturday and Sunday in . The daily “” describes that the attacks were mainly aimed at the websites of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), the tax and customs office and . Nearly three billion malicious access requests were sent, in what Estonian media called the “biggest attack in history.” It was a DDoS attack.
Estonia is the victim of the worst attacks in history
DDoS, i.e. distributed denial of service, is an attack that involves “flooding” the victim’s server with a huge number of queries (e.g. massive attempts to open a website) coming from many sources at the same time. Its goal is to exceed the capabilities of the victim’s servers, which leads to blocking access to various IT services for ordinary users. However, the Estonians were prepared for a hacker offensive.
– Thanks to countermeasures implemented in recent years, attacks usually have no visible effects or their effects are minimal. This time, too, the office reacted quickly and managed to mitigate the consequences, Arno Põder, spokesman for the Estonian Information Systems Board, told the daily. In an interview with “Postimees”, Põder pointed out those responsible for the incident.
The Estonians regularly attack. The number of cyberattacks is increasing
These were supposedly pro-Kremlin hacker groups that have been regularly attacking Estonian institutions since the outbreak. Recently, these attacks have become even more intense. The report by the Information Systems Management Board indicated that 439 breach-related incidents were recorded in February, which is the highest result in six months.
Source: Gazeta
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