Democracy Digest: Russian Hackers Linked to FSB Target Slovakia
Slovakia has become a target of cyber operations linked to the Russian security services. Although the Slovak authorities confirmed, following media inquiries, that the attacks had affected targets inside the country, Robert Fico’s government did not initially informed the public about the incident. According to available information, the attacks targeted critical infrastructure, the energy sector, the defence industry and the automotive sector.
- ▪Slovakia has become a target of cyber operations linked to the Russian security services.
- ▪Although the Slovak authorities confirmed, following media inquiries, that the attacks had affected targets inside the country, Robert Fico’s government did not initially informed the public about the incident.
- ▪According to available information, the attacks targeted critical infrastructure, the energy sector, the defence industry and the automotive sector.
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Peter Dlhopolec, Ada Petriczko, Edit Inotai and Jules EisenchteterBratislava, Budapest, Prague, WarsawBIRNJuly 24, 202608:04Elsewhere, Hungary’s chief prosecutor resigns amid mounting pressure from new government; President Nawrocki vetoes civil partnerships in Poland; political rift deepens as Czech president overrules government’s budget amendment. Slovakia has become a target of cyber operations linked to the Russian security services. Although the Slovak authorities confirmed, following media inquiries, that the attacks had affected targets inside the country, Robert Fico’s government did not initially informed the public about the incident.
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