A cyberattack by the Iranian hacker group Homeland Justice disrupted multiple public services in Albania’s capital, Tirana, taking down the city’s official website and affecting local government operations. The attack impacted transportation services, the issuance of passports and licenses, and digital enrollment for kindergartens and nurseries. Municipal staff struggled to access internal systems and official emails following the attack.
Source: https://therecord.media/tirana-albania-government-cyberattack-iran-linked-group
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/municipality-of-tirana
"id": "mun903062325",
"linkid": "municipality-of-tirana",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'Tirana, Albania',
'name': 'Municipality of Tirana',
'type': 'Local Government'}],
'attack_vector': ['Website Defacement', 'Data Exfiltration', 'Server Wiping'],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True},
'date_detected': '2023-09-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-09-29',
'description': 'A cyberattack by an Iranian hacker group disrupted multiple '
'public services in Albania’s capital, Tirana, taking down the '
'city’s official website and affecting local government '
'operations.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': True,
'downtime': True,
'operational_impact': True,
'systems_affected': ['Internal Systems',
'Official Emails',
'Transportation Services',
'Issuance of Passports and Licenses',
'Digital Enrollment for Kindergartens and '
'Nurseries']},
'motivation': 'Political: Albania’s hosting of the exiled Iranian opposition '
'group Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK)',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-09-29', 'source': 'Local Media'}],
'threat_actor': 'Homeland Justice (Iranian Hacker Group linked to IRGC)',
'title': 'Cyberattack by Iranian Hacker Group Disrupts Public Services in '
"Albania's Capital",
'type': 'Cyberattack'}