“**The European Parliament website on Wednesday faced a “sophisticated” cyberattack disrupting its services moments after members voted to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.**
“I confirm that the Parliament has been subject to an external cyber attack, but the Parliamentary services are doing well to defend the Parliament,” Dita Charanzová, Czech MEP and Parliament vice president responsible for cybersecurity, said in a statement.
Another senior Parliament official, requesting not to be named, said “**it might be the most sophisticated attack that the Parliament has known so far.”**
The attack is what’s known as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
**DDoS attacks** are used by hacking groups to disrupt and cause chaos. It **emerged as a favorite instrument of Russian hacking groups like Kremlin-linked Killnet.**
**The attack** on the European Parliament website **comes after the chamber voted on Wednesday to adopt a resolution declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism** because of Moscow’s strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.”
So, a mass cyberattack right after the EU vote on declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, 2+2=4.
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“**The European Parliament website on Wednesday faced a “sophisticated” cyberattack disrupting its services moments after members voted to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.**
“I confirm that the Parliament has been subject to an external cyber attack, but the Parliamentary services are doing well to defend the Parliament,” Dita Charanzová, Czech MEP and Parliament vice president responsible for cybersecurity, said in a statement.
Another senior Parliament official, requesting not to be named, said “**it might be the most sophisticated attack that the Parliament has known so far.”**
The attack is what’s known as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
**DDoS attacks** are used by hacking groups to disrupt and cause chaos. It **emerged as a favorite instrument of Russian hacking groups like Kremlin-linked Killnet.**
**The attack** on the European Parliament website **comes after the chamber voted on Wednesday to adopt a resolution declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism** because of Moscow’s strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.”
So, a mass cyberattack right after the EU vote on declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, 2+2=4.
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Bet Tankies will call this an American inside job