Iran-linked hackers claim cyberattack on Albania’s parliament email systems
TL;DR
Albania's parliament suffered a sophisticated cyberattack, temporarily disabling internal email systems. The Iran-linked hacker group Homeland Justice claimed responsibility for the disruption.
Source: The Record
Albania’s parliament said Mar. 10 that it had been targeted by a “sophisticated” cyberattack aimed at deleting data and compromising several internal systems. In a statement shared with local media, parliament said its main systems and official website remained operational but confirmed that internal email services used by the parliamentary administration had been temporarily suspended. The disruption affected both incoming and outgoing communications. Local media reported that parliamentary staff and lawmakers were unable to access computers and email systems for several hours following the attack. a hacker group known as Homeland Justice claimed responsibility. Homeland Justice has previously been linked by security researchers and Western officials to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Full Story