Government institutions in Bulgaria have been hit by a cyber attack launched by Russian threat actors.
The infrastructure of government institutions in Bulgaria has been hit by a massive DDoS attack.
The attack hit multiple government offices the Defence Ministry, the Justice Ministry, and the Constitutional Court.
The attack as a criminal offense.
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/137230/hacking/bulgaria-hit-cyber-attack-russia.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ministry-of-defense-of-the-republic-of-bulgaria
"id": "min132541122",
"linkid": "ministry-of-defense-of-the-republic-of-bulgaria",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "9",
"explanation": "Attack that could bring to a war"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Bulgaria',
'name': 'Defence Ministry',
'type': 'Government'},
{'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Bulgaria',
'name': 'Justice Ministry',
'type': 'Government'},
{'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Bulgaria',
'name': 'Constitutional Court',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Distributed Denial of Service',
'description': 'Government institutions in Bulgaria have been hit by a '
'massive DDoS attack launched by Russian threat actors. The '
'attack targeted multiple government offices including the '
'Defence Ministry, the Justice Ministry, and the '
'Constitutional Court.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Defence Ministry',
'Justice Ministry',
'Constitutional Court']},
'threat_actor': 'Russian threat actors',
'title': 'DDoS Attack on Bulgarian Government Institutions',
'type': 'DDoS Attack'}