Armenia under increased cyberattacks, warns intelligence agency

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian internet dimension has been under heavy cyberattacks since September 10, the Armenian National Security Service said Saturday.

It said that a significant increase in cyberattacks has been recorded.

“Release of disinformation and data breach attempts were recorded, as well as other malicious activity containing information security risks. The information systems of state and local-self government bodies of Armenia, as well as other structures of strategic significance have been targeted. Taking this into consideration, we call for vigilance and strict adherence to the basic rules of media literacy, while information about computer incidents can be reported to the Government Computer Emergency Response Center at cert.gov.am,” the NSS said.