The Albanian parliament and a telecom company operating in the country were targeted by cyberattacks this week, the country's cyber agency said in a statement.
Earlier this week, local media reported that during the attack on the parliament, hackers attempted to interfere with the infrastructure and delete data but were unsuccessful.
The attack hasn't been attributed to a specific threat actor and the Albanian parliament did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
On Monday, the Iran-linked hacker group known as Homeland Justice claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on the Albanian parliament, as well as two local telecom companies and Albania's flag carrier.
Earlier in July, Albania suffered a major cyberattack attributed to Iran that forced the country to close access to online public services and other government websites.
Homeland Justice hackers claimed responsibility for that attack as well.
Two months after the attack, Albania severed diplomatic ties with Tehran in response to the attack, while the U.S. imposed sanctions on Iran's primary intelligence agency.
In September, Albania reported that hackers linked to Iran's government targeted computer systems used by the national police to track individuals entering and leaving the country.
The attack prompted authorities to shut down computer control systems at border crossings and airports.
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Daryna Antoniuk is a freelance reporter for Recorded Future News based in Ukraine.
She writes about cybersecurity startups, cyberattacks in Eastern Europe and the state of the cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia.
She previously was a tech reporter for Forbes Ukraine.
Her work has also been published at Sifted, The Kyiv Independent and The Kyiv Post.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:15:22 +0000