Breaches and incidents
Azerbaijan state information infrastructure: foreign hacker group targets more than 100 government domains
CERT.gov.az said attack activity was recorded from about 22:00 on 13 Oct against “more than 100 state domains,” causing disruptions to the web resources of...
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What happened
- CERT.gov.az said attack activity was recorded from about 22:00 on 13 Oct against “more than 100 state domains,” causing disruptions to the web resources of several government agencies.
- Root cause and attack type: not disclosed.
- “The attack was carried out by a foreign hacker group” (CERT.gov.az); the group was not named.
- Technical measures were implemented to mitigate the impact and keep sites available; the notice does not mention data exfiltration.