Cyber attacks have become a problem all over the world. Recently, on this global concern, Sky News has published an article showing how Russian hackers have undertaken a frontal cyber attack on NATO countries.
Sky News shows the method of attack which is the same in Albania, as a NATO member country but also a member of the President of the UN Security Council.
Full Sky News article :
Cyber spies suspected of working for Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) are targeting NATO countries in a latest hacking campaign, according to a new industry report.
Hackers are using Google Drive and Dropbox to avoid detection, cybersecurity firm Palo Alto said.
The hacking attempts have included fraudulent emails containing as attachments an agenda for an upcoming meeting with an ambassador. They use this as bait, and these emails were sent to several Western and NATO diplomatic missions between May and June of this year.
A Dropbox spokesperson told Sky News: "We can confirm that we have been working with our industry partners and researchers on this issue and have immediately disabled user accounts."
Palo Alto estimated that the attackers are part of the same organization blamed for the SolarWinds breach in 2020, which gave Russian spies access to the networks of at least nine US government agencies.
The success of that spying operation – which was only discovered when the hackers decided to steal data from US cyber security company Mandiant – prompted a significant response from US authorities.
This prompted the US to announce new sanctions against Russia and its officials, although Russian government spokesmen have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
At the time, Microsoft president Brad Smith called the supply chain attack "the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen," although some commentators criticized that description.
Ndryshe nga grupet e hakerave të lidhura me GRU, agjencia e inteligjencës ushtarake të Rusisë, SVR konsiderohet të kryejë operacione më të fshehta.
Agjencia e Infrastrukturës së Sigurisë Kibernetike të SHBA-së tha se hakerët e SVR kanë “dëshmuar durim, siguri operacionale dhe tregti komplekse” në sulmet e mëparshme.
Kur u zbulua se hakerat e GRU kishin shkelur Komitetin Kombëtar Demokratik pas zgjedhjeve të vitit 2016 në SHBA, studiuesit zbuluan se SVR kishte qenë gjithashtu i pranishëm në ato rrjete – dhe në fakt kishte qenë tashmë atje prej një viti.
Dy organizatat dukej se nuk ishin në dijeni të përpjekjeve të njëra-tjetrës.Përpjekjet e fundit për spiunazh vijnë ndërsa aleanca e NATO-s përgatitet të mirëpresë dy vende anëtare të rija në përgjigje të pushtimit rus të Ukrainës.
In June, the alliance confirmed that Sweden and Finland would be formally invited to join at the same time as it announced a "new strategic concept".