In the first half of this year, over 1,000 attacks targeted IT systems of public institutions, including critical infrastructure. The Information Technology and Cybersecurity Service (ITCS) told IPN it traced the attacks to the Russian-affiliated groups NoName058 and CyberArmy.
NoName058 and CyberArmy launched at least two massive DDoS waves on the eve of and during last fall’s elections. The ITCS confirms those waves reached record intensity for cyberattacks in Moldova.
In a DDoS attack, attackers use botnets to overwhelm a system or network with massive traffic. These devices run malware without their owners’ knowledge. Attackers aim to overwhelm target servers, disrupt services, or even paralyze entire networks.
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Such attacks can knock systems offline for extended periods. They also generate high costs and trigger complex, time-consuming recovery processes.
The ITCS data show that, over the past year, hackers launched 131,335 attempts against the Central Electoral Commission’s systems, using techniques like XSS (injecting malicious scripts into websites to hijack sessions and data), SQL injections, and other code injections that grant unauthorized access to sensitive databases.
To defend against these threats, ITCS has configured its security tools to detect and block attacks. It has already banned more than 10,000 IP addresses involved in these operations.