Brett Callow Warn There May be a Surge in Cyberattacks on Western Balkan Countries
From the beginning of July, Western Balkan countries experienced a huge cyberattack which results in a huge loss of infrastructure and databases.
Brett Callow, a ransomware expert, disclosed that Russia’s war in Ukraine increased cyberattacks ranging from ransomware, malware, and other exploitable attacks.
He further explained to Western Balkan countries the high possibility of cyberattack occurrence in the future. He urged them to secure their online data and accounts to avoid being compromised.
Brett Callow Shares Ways to Mitigate the Risks
Brett Callow told BIRN to be aware of any ransomware attacks on government servers in Montenegro. With the aid of cybersecurity solutions, countries presently implement measures to have duplicates of their files stored in an external disk to neutralize the risk of encryption, alteration, data theft, and deletion
The study found that threat actors use phishing campaigns, malicious emails, and websites to extract credentials and other sensitive information.
Previous Attempts by Russia-based Hackers
In mid-February, threat actors initiated conflict after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There is full sponsorship from groups to support organizations in Russia to aid countries against aggression. Reports gathered from the United Nations that the Russian invasion of Ukraine created the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
Threat actors deploy attacks to deploy a PDF file including an official ID card, name, designation, and passport. One of the most widespread cyber attacks occurred in a General Bureau whereby hackers gather vital information from their target.
On August 22, an important database in Montenegro was pushed offline during multiple cyberattacks occurring at a time. By mid-July, the neighboring state also witnessed a similar attack in Albania. The July report came in from Kosovo announcing the failed assaults on the cyber network of state institutions.
Russian hackers continue their advances on countries they perceive as enemies. The latest campaign saw the
