INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The European Parliament website was hit by a cyberattack claimed by pro-Russian hackers on Wednesday, shortly after lawmakers approved a
resolution calling Moscow a "state sponsor of terrorism.""The European Parliament is under a sophisticated cyberattack
against it and protecting our systems
This, after we proclaimed Russia as a State-sponsor of terrorism
My response: #SlavaUkraini (Glory to Ukraine)," she added.Spokesperson Jaume Duch said the parliament's website had been targeted by a
so-called "DDOS attack" designed to force high levels of outside traffic onto the site's server to disrupt the network.Another source at the
parliament, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack was the "most sophisticated in recent history" to target the
terrorism" over its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.European Pirate Party MEP Mikulas Peksa said "there are reports that the pro-Russian hacking
group Killnet has claimed responsibility for the attack.""If these reports are true, this is a massive attack on European democracy that
said that it was not yet known if the attack was linked to the resolution on Russia, but insisted the parliament's systems were "not
sufficiently prepared.""I hope that today's events will lead us to better protect our data and our democracies because it certainly won't be
