Pro-Russian cyber terrorist group 'Killnet' attacks Lithuanian network with DDoS attack

A network of Lithuania , located in the southernmost part of the Baltic states , was hit by a violent DDoS ( Distributed Denial of Service ) attack on June 27, 2022, and pro-Russian cyber terrorist group ' Killnet ' is their work. Announced. Killnet states that it is a retaliatory attack on Lithuanian policy.

Killnet, Kaliningrad, and Lithuania's Standoff With Russia | Flashpoint
https://flashpoint.io/blog/killnet-kaliningrad-and-lithuanias-transport-standoff-with-russia/

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According to the Lithuanian government, Killnet's DDoS attack flooded with malicious traffic, which is 'one of the key elements of Lithuanian strategy to ensure national security in cyberspace', the Secure National Data Transfer Network. It is said that a part of was stopped. The network is 'built to function in the event of a crisis or war, ensuring the continuity of the activities of key institutions,' and a DDoS attack in collaboration with an international web service provider. It seems that measures were also taken against.

'It's likely that such a violent attack will last for days, especially in the areas of telecommunications, energy and finance,' said Jonas Skardinskas of Lithuania's National Cyber Security Center, including website tampering and ransomware. It warns that attacks will continue to occur.

Security company Flashpoint confirmed on June 25, 2022 that Killnet was chatting about plans for a large-scale attack called 'Last Judgment Day.' Therefore, it is certain that this cyber attack on Lithuania is an attack planned by Killnet in advance. Members of Killnet also boasted of attacking on the Telegram forum, 'we clearly suggest to Lithuanian authorities to immediately withdraw the decision to ban cargo from Kaliningrad to Russia.' It is reported that the message was announced.

Kaliningrad is a Russian province between Poland and Lithuania with a population of about 950,000. Originally it became a territory of the Soviet Union at the end of World War II, but it became an excursion because Lithuania became independent from the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War.


To carry goods from this Kaliningrad to Russia, it is necessary to use a railroad via Lithuania, but EU member Lithuania has Russia and Kaliningrad as part of economic sanctions on Russia that invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The passage of transport trains connecting Kaliningrad is prohibited. In addition, trucking was also banned, making it impossible to transport up to 50% of the construction materials and chemicals that have been shipped from Kaliningrad to Russia. Killnet wants to withdraw this Lithuanian sanctions.

Restricted transportation of materials to Russian outlying areas EU member Lithuania sanctions Russia warns of 'serious retaliation': Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/185704

Killnet also appealed on Telegram that the websites of four airports on the Baltic coast were also dysfunctional, saying, 'A series of websites are only available from Lithuanian IP addresses, to say the least. Its network speed is inadequate. '

According to Flashpoint, Killnet describes Lithuania as 'a test site for our new skills' and commented that 'Conti's friends are also eager to fight.' Conti is a ransomware group that declared pro-Russia shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, and Flashpoint points out the relationship between Killnet and Conti.