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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Azerbaijani lawmaker blames Russia for February cyberattack
Russia was behind the February cyberattack on Azerbaijani media, Ramid Namazov, head of the Azerbaijani parliament's commission on countering hybrid threats, said on May 2, the APA news agency reported. According to Namazov, the investigation found that the cyberattack against Azerbaijan that took place on Feb. 20, was carried out by the infamous APT29 group, also known as Cozy Bear, widely believed to be linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service. "The activities of APT29, which is engaged in cyber espionage, are mainly directed against government agencies, foreign diplomatic missions, as well as political, defense, energy, media and other critical areas," the lawmaker said. Namazov suggested that the attack was a retaliation for the closure of the Russian House in Baku in early February and the possible shutdown of the Azerbaijani branch of Sputnik radio. "It is because of these processes that this politically motivated incident of cyber interference took place," he added. Azerbaijan, who has maintained historical ties with Russia, has seen relations with Moscow dwindle following the Dec. 25 crash of Flight J2-8243, which killed 38 people. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of causing the crash. Russian hacker groups have engaged in various forms of cyber warfare throughout the full-scale war, including cyberattacks against Ukraine, hacks of civilian infrastructure in Europe, and interference in foreign elections. Read also: Ukraine war latest: Ukraine destroys 83,000 Russian targets using drones in April, Syrskyi says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Azerbaijan accuses Russia of massive cyberattack
Ramid Namazov, chairman of the Azerbaijani parliament's commission on countering hybrid threats, claims that Russia was behind the February 2025 cyberattack on the country. Source: Namazov's words at a public hearing on 2 May were quoted by Azerbaijan's state news agency APA, as reported by European Pravda Details: Namazov said that the investigation found that the 20 February cyberattack against Azerbaijani media was carried out by the APT29 group, also known as Cozy Bear, which is linked to Russian military intelligence. "The activities of APT29, which is engaged in cyber espionage, are mainly directed against government agencies, foreign diplomatic missions, as well as the sectors of politics, defence, energy, media and other critical areas," the MP listed. He said that the attackers had penetrated the networks of Azerbaijani media systems in advance. The MP claims that the cyberattack was triggered by the decision of the Azerbaijani authorities on 3 February to close the Russian House in Baku due to violations of the law, as well as a possible closure of the Azerbaijani branch of Sputnik radio. "It is because of these processes that this politically motivated incident of cyber interference has occurred," Namazov said. Background: It should be noted that the tensions in Russian-Azerbaijani relations back then coincided with the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in December 2024 near Grozny. Azerbaijan, according to media reports, has evidence that the plane that crashed in December after being diverted from Russia to Kazakhstan was shot down by the Russian Pantsir-S air defence system. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
