Following an announcement by the Lithuanian government of a ban on Russian railway goods, the Russian based hacktivist syndicate Cyber Spetsnaz is now up in arms. The group is believed to be composed of various smaller sects of cyber-criminals who have either just joined, or previously worked on prior campaigns. Prior to the announcement, various European news outlets reported that Russian warned Lithuania if they were to instill a ban. Efforts to disable the critical infrastructure within Lithuania are likely to be carried out via DDoS attacks looking to cause short but effective outages and push a media narrative. Lithuanian cyber security personnel are aware of the impending attacks and claim to be prepared. According to information found on a criminal forum, the current list of targets include:
- logistics companies (Adrem, Talga)
- transport infrastructure (Transimeksa, Kelprojektas)
- major financial institutions of Lithuania (Central Bank, Stock Exchange, Swedbank, SEB, etc.)
- ISPs (Tele2, Telia, Penki, Mezon, Cgates, Fastlink)
- airports (Vilnius Airport, Kaunas Airport, Palanga Airport, Siauliai Airport)
- energy companies (Ignitis Grupe, Ministry of Energy, Aedilis)
- major media outlets (Delfi, Nedelia, ZW)
- government WEB-resources (President, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Police)
