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      #GermanyRIP. Kremlin-loyal hacktivists wage DDoSes to retaliate for tank aid: Killnet hacktivist group appears to have indirect ties to the Russian government

      pubsub.blastersklan.com / reddit_worldnews · Friday, 27 January, 2023 - 22:48

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      #GermanyRIP. Kremlin-loyal hacktivists wage DDoSes to retaliate for tank aid

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 27 January, 2023 - 19:39

    An iteration of what happens when your site gets shut down by a DDoS attack.

    Enlarge / An iteration of what happens when your site gets shut down by a DDoS attack.

    Threat actors loyal to the Kremlin have stepped up attacks in support of its invasion of Ukraine, with denial-of-service attacks hitting German banks and other organizations and the unleashing of a new destructive data wiper on Ukraine.

    Germany's BSI agency, which monitors cybersecurity in that country, said the attacks caused small outages but ultimately did little damage.

    “Currently, some websites are not accessible,” the BSI said in a statement to news agencies. “There are currently no indications of direct effects on the respective service and, according to the BSI's assessment, these are not to be expected if the usual protective measures are taken.”

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