Albania
ALB
Wiper attack disrupts Albania INSTAT systems and public statistical services
Albania's Institute of Statistics was attacked around 31/01/2024, leading to infected and wiped computers, compromise of identity-management infrastructure and loss of access to INSTAT's public website and statistical data services. Albania's cybersecurity authority identified destructive MEK-DDMC malware and attributed the operation to Homeland Justice. The public website remained unavailable for several days before restoration.
73
Estimated severity
73 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
31/01/2024
Targeted Company
INSTAT
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Albania
Affected countries
Albania
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
5 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
WiperData destructionUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
HOMELAND JUSTICE
Sources
Incident Sources