January 24, 2025|
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|10 months agoRussian Hackers Target Swiss Cities During WEF
Multiple Swiss cities and institutions face cyberattacks during World Economic Forum, highlighting growing digital security concerns.
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- Russian hacker group 'NoName' targeted the websites of Canton Schaffhausen, the City of Geneva, and Sierre on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
- The attacks were identified as Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) incidents, where websites are flooded with requests to render them inaccessible.
- The Cantonal banks of Zurich and Vaud were targeted by cyberattacks on Tuesday, prior to the city attacks.
- Several municipalities in Lucerne faced similar website paralysis on Monday.
- The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) had anticipated these attacks specifically due to the World Economic Forum.
By The Numbers
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Major administrative regions targeted Wednesday
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Cantonal banks hit
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Data integrity maintained
They Said
"Informatik Schaffhausen, working with an external provider, managed to completely fend off the attack."
"DDoS attacks flood websites and apps with so many requests that they become inaccessible, though no data is lost."
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Digital Siege on Swiss Cities
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Banks and Infrastructure in the Crosshairs
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NoName: The Russian Connection
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