Denmark believes Russia is involved in cyberattacks on municipalities

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Pro-Russian hackers are suspected to be behind a cyberattack on the websites of several Danish municipalities on Monday, 9 December.

Source: Mark Fiedel, director of Denmark’s Centre for Cyber Security (CFCS), in a comment to Danish news outlet Ritzau, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Several Danish municipalities have reported being targeted by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The incident disrupted the websites of Århus, Vejle, Esbjerg, Dragør, Frederiksberg, and other municipalities.

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Fidel stressed that when it comes to DDoS attacks that regularly target Denmark, “it’s usually pro-Russian cyberactivists”.

The CFCS director stated that the centre had successfully warned several Danish targets about the attacks that occurred on Monday morning.

“It’s not always clear who they are targeting. Activists are looking for attention to their cause. That’s why they often choose symbolic targets, for example, someone who seems to have a clear connection to Denmark’s support for Ukraine,” Fiedel added.

Background:

• Earlier on Monday, Romanian energy company Electrica, the country’s largest, reported that it had suffered a cyber attack.
• The UK government warned that Russia was ready to launch a “wave of cyberattacks” against the country and could “cut off power to millions of people”.

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