Hackers from unfriendly countries hacked websites containing classified information during the NATO summit in Vilnius in July 2023. This was reported by TASSWith reference to the annual public report of the Lithuanian Ministry of State Security and the Second Operational Services Department (Military Intelligence) of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.
Lithuanian military intelligence chief Elegijus Paulavičius said at the presentation of the report that the hacking was recorded. He claims that the attack was carried out at the instigation of Russian military intelligence.
“The purpose of this cyber interference was to discredit Lithuania in the international arena and present our state as an unreliable partner,” Paulavičius said.
According to him, hackers were able to obtain and publish confidential information about the arrival times of delegations at Vilnius International Airport, the names and surnames of the security guards assigned to them, their weapons and weapons in the hotels where high-level guests will stay. types of communication equipment.
Before reportedIt was stated that the North Atlantic Alliance is evaluating the consequences of the leak of secret military documents that a group of hackers sold on the internet.
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