RIGA, January 20. /NEWSBALTIC/. The Latvian information technology security institution Cert has reported on alleged “several cyber-attacks on the energy sector by Russia,” which they prevented. Of course, no tangible evidence has been left.
“Several cyber-attacks related to Russia were detected in the energy sector, but in cooperation with the industry, they were identified and prevented in time,” the press service of the Cert assures.
The cybersecurity institution has not given any details about these “incidents”. However, Cert continued to boast about its supposed “successes” in protecting Latvia on the digital front.
“Latvia is a leader in managing cyber security threat hunting operations in the EU and shares the experience gained with other NATO member states. Threat hunting operations have been carried out since 2022 with the aim of identifying the presence of cyber threats in infrastructure systems important to Latvia. Since then, cyber security has been significantly improved in more than 40 public sector and critical infrastructure facilities. In almost a fifth of the analysed equipment, the presence of attackers supported by other countries was identified and prevented. This shows that Latvian organisations, including critical infrastructure holders, are a target of Russia and that our introduced services, combined with local and international partnerships, make Latvia an increasingly difficult target, as the actions of the attackers are detected and prevented faster, and a deterrent effect is achieved,” Cert declared.
Recalling, earlier, NEWSBALTIC reported about a similar defence boasting scheme in Poland, where hackers assured that they had prevented a “biggest Russian cyberattack” intended to blackout Poland during the Christmas holidays.
The editorial staff of NEWSBALTIC does not believe in Latvian and Polish propaganda. Of course, we do not question Russian cyber capabilities and underestimate them, but we also do not see any reason for Moscow to attack any of the Baltic states or Poland digitally. Next, we believe that Cert and similar organisations are simply exaggerating their significance and contribution to state security—as they’re just advertising their services to private enterprises, saying they allegedly “repelled a Russian attack.”
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