2019 Georgia Cyber Attack

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An image of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was displayed on many of the hacked websites.

Russian military intelligence ‘was behind’ October cyberattack in Georgia

by OC Media

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Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, was behind a massive cyberattack on Georgia in October 2019 that affected around 15,000 websites, British intelligence has alleged. The websites affected included those of major government institutions, broadcasters, online newspapers, and private businesses. Most of the hacked websites went offline or displayed a sliding image of a smiling former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili with the text: ‘I’ll be back’. [Read more about the cybera

2019 Georgia Cyber Attack

Georgia hit by massive cyber attack

by OC Media

•3 min read

Around 15,000 websites in Georgia including those of major government institutions, broadcasters and online newspapers, and private businesses have been hit by a large-scale cyber attack. Websites affected included those of TV channels Imedi, Maestro, and Pirveli, the National Bank of Georgia, the president’s office, and online news outlets Tabula and Georgia Today. The attack began on Monday morning with more sites being hit throughout the day. Most of the hacked websites went offline