Albania under cyber attack, all pages of Albanian government blocked

The National Information Society Agency (AKSH) announced that cyberattack started on Friday afternoon, after which all infrastructure and government systems were isolated.

He launched as a typical attack in which hackers tried to hit critical systems, aiming to make them dysfunctional, the statement said.

Albanian authorities explain that the modalities of this attack are similar to the <x0modas used by hackers in last year's first cyberspace attacks, citing those in Ukraine, Germany, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Fortunately, the early discovery allowed the closure of important government systems, adding that they are all the stored and secure “”, officials said.

The statement reportedly said that Albanian authorities were co-operating with experts from the US-based Microsoft company and Jones Group International to resolve the “situation and turn it into normal”.

Blocking public services has affected many individuals and companies in the country. Albania's Interior Ministry said the main civil police and services will be provisionally provided physically near the sports at their offices.

Albania, a NATO member since 2009, expects to start membership negotiations with the European Union soon. In the past two years, Albania has also been a temporary member of the UN Security Council.