After the demolition of the Soviet tank, Estonia suffered a large -scale attack of Russian hackers

According to journalists, the responsibility for the attack was taken over by the Killnet hacker group. DDOS-Attaks were directed to government agencies and private companies. On Thursday, August 18, the Deputy Chairman of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia Luigas Ilves stated that the day before the country had been undergoing largest cyber attacks since 2007. The minister wrote about it on his Facebook page.

It is reported that the responsibility for the losses has taken over the Killnet Hacker group, and the attacks were directed to government agencies and private companies. The breaks happened the next day after the monument to the Soviet tank and the day before the official cessation of Russian tourist visas were demolished in Narva. "Yesterday Estonia has been the largest cyberattack since 2007. Both the Civil and Private Sector were injured by the DDOS-Atac.

According to official data, there were 12 attacks on various state institutions, websites and four attacks on the organization of the private sector on the last day. According to the minister, these are the biggest attacks since 2007, when hackers have attacked the Estonian portals after 22 days after dismantling the monument to the Soviet soldier.

Estonia adheres to the version that the Russian government is standing on the attacks of 2007, and the attacks were directed to various government sites and websites of the local press. All this lasted for 22 days. Earlier, Focus reported that the Estonia authorities closed the border from the Russian Federation. The Narva-Ivanhorod checkpoint no longer misses Estonians or Russians. Recall that in Helsinki they dismantled the Soviet monument "Peace in the whole world" presented by the Kremlin.