Lithuania under 'major attack' from Russia after refusal to lift block of sanctioned goods

The Russian hacker group called Killnet said it will continue its major cyber attack on Lithuania as a direct response to the Vilnius’ decision to block the transit of some goods to Kaliningrad.

The group claims it has already cut off 70 percent of Lithuanian internet infrastructure from rest of web, which it says took just 39 hours. 

The group tweeted: “At the moment, Lithuania is in sadder conditions than Kaliningrad. And we keep our promise!”

 

In an earlier tweet, the group had warned: “Let me explain on my fingers: – Web integration of Lithuanian websites and electronic systems is in the “Blockade”, that is, “Geo block”, web traffic and other means of communication are available only within the republic.

“Thus, we are disrupting Lithuania’s network interaction with the rest of the world.”

The enclave of Kaliningrad is on the Baltic Sea and uses a rail link to Russia via Lithuania, allowing Lithuania to ban the transit of steel and other ferrous metals under EU sanctions to the region. 

But Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said that Russia has made false claims about a blockade of its territorial outpost in the enclave.

This is a breaking story. More to follow. 

source: express.co.uk