Albania’s parliament shut down as a result of a cyber attack

According to the report of Fars News Agency, the Parliament of Albania announced on Tuesday that it has suspended its activities following a cyber attack.

According to the newspaper report The Washington Post, the Parliament of Albania said in a statement that the hackers intended to break into the parliament’s data and erase the information. In this statement, it is stated that no data was damaged in this cyber attack, but experts are conducting the necessary investigations regarding the possible consequences of this attack.

Local media reported that a service provider company A mobile phone and an airline were also targeted by cyber attacks on Monday.

Washington Post wrote that the Albanian media attributed the attack to a group called “Homeland Justice” which is supported by Iran. . Despite this, the American newspaper stated that this claim cannot be independently verified.

Albania was exposed to a severe cyber attack in July 2022. At that time, the Albanian government and technology companies claimed that Iran was responsible for the attack. According to this claim, Iran has organized and led these attacks with the aim of retaliating against Albania’s action in housing the members of the Monafekin group. broke with Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran rejected the claims made by Albania and its western allies.

In July, the Albanian authorities attacked the camp where the members of the terrorist group of the hypocrites live and took computer devices. They captured them, who were said to be used to carry out prohibited activities.

2,500 members of this terrorist group have been settled in Albania since 2013.

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