All online public services and government websites in Albania were closed on Sunday following a synchronised cyberattack from outside the country, the Albanian National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI) said in a press statement.
"In order to withstand these unprecedented and
dangerous strikes, we have been forced to close down government systems until
the enemy attacks are neutralized," the statement read.
"The national agency is currently working together with
the Microsoft team, the Jones Group International team, and the teams of
Albanian companies in the ICT field to prevent this cyberattack from damaging
or compromising the Albanian systems of information," added the statement.
As of May 1, the Albanian government has decided to close
the majority of civil state offices across the country that provided several
services and documents to the citizens, giving this major role to the
governmental online portal e-Albania.
Last month, a cyberattack temporarily knocked out public and
private websites in Norway.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that to his
knowledge the attack “has not caused any significant damage.”
The distributed-denial-of-service (DDOS) attack targeted a
secure national data network forcing the temporary suspension of online
services for several hours after the incident, the Norwegian National Security
Authority had revealed.
A criminal pro-Russian group appeared to be behind the
cyberattacks, NSM head Sofie Nystrøm said. She added that the attacks “give the
impression that we are a piece in the current political situation in Europe.”
The recent cyberattack on Norway came two days after a
similar attack temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Lithuania
with a pro-Moscow hacker group reportedly claiming responsibility.
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