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Cyberattacks on the Lithuanian government and private institutions conducted by the Russian cybercollective Killnet, and the group’s possible collaboration with the Conti hacking gang, were shared on the Telegram messaging service ahead of a major DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack Monday, according to cybersecurity company Flashpoint.
Multiple attacks on Lithuanian entities have been claimed by Killnet on its Telegram channel “WE ARE KILLNET,” in response to Lithuania’s June 18 restrictions of trade routes with Russia.
A Flashpoint blog post confirms that Killnet warned about the attacks on the Telegram channel, highlighting the cloud-based instant messaging platform’s use as a popular communication channel for threat actors.