According to Italian officials, pro-Russian hacker groups have been prevented from interfering in the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Turin on May 10 and Saturday.
The police cyber security department is reported to have thwarted the “Kill Net” and “Legion” attacks. These efforts took place during voting and performances before the Ukrainian Kalush Orchestra was declared the winner. The pro-Russian “Kilnet” organization reports that Eurovision will “send 10 billion requests” to the online voting system and add votes to some other countries before the finals of the competition.
In addition, a Eurovision spokesman told the Daily Mail that “there are a number of security measures in place to protect audience participation in the voting process from external influences”.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky praised the victory, saying it was Ukraine’s third victory in the competition. I am sure our victory line in the war against the enemy is not far off, ”he said in a telegram post. In April, a group of hackers launched a cyberattack on the websites of several Italian companies.
As a result of the attack, the websites of the Italian Ministry of Defense, the Senate, and the National Health Institute were down. The Ministry of Defense website was down due to “maintenance” and the Senate website was also unavailable.
In addition, the Romanian intelligence service was responsible for the rejection, which was delivered last month, beginning April 4 at 4 a.m. local time. A finance company has had its defense ministry shut down its website for several hours due to the border. Police, Railway Company CFR Calcutta, and CyberTalk.
However, the same hacking group known as Legion also accessed the Twitter accounts of some prominent Indians in 2016, including celebrities Vijay Mallya, Barkha Dutt, and Ravish Kumar.
The group name is believed to have come from a well-known hacker group’s anonymous tagline. Anonymous Tagline “We are anonymous, we are a force, we do not forgive, we do not forget.”
It is noteworthy that since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Western governments have been on the alert for cyber attacks on government agencies. And the concerns do not seem completely unfounded.
Earlier this month, Russian hackers threatened to target Britain’s NHS. Following this, according to reports, in the UK, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) placed the country on high espionage alert.
