“If someone does something that antagonizes Russia, then they are a target,” said American researcher Tom Hegel of cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, who has been following the pro-Russian group for some time and told RTL about the attacks. The port authorities of Groningen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Den Helder confirm the DDoS attacks.
Due to the attacks, the websites of the port authorities in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Den Helder were unavailable for a few hours last Tuesday.