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Austrian Foreign Ministry under ‘serious cyberattack’
AP ^ | 01 05 2020 | Staff

Posted on 01/05/2020 12:16:51 PM PST by yesthatjallen

Austria’s Foreign Ministry says its IT systems are the target of a “serious cyberattack” and authorities have taken counter measures.

The ministry said Sunday that “due to the severity of nature of the attack it cannot be ruled out that this is a targeted attack by a state actor.”

In a statement, the ministry noted that some other European countries have been hit by “similar attacks” in the past, without elaborating.

It said the attack was swiftly discovered and “counter measures were immediately put in place.”

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TOPICS: Germany; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; austria; brexit; brexitparty; cyberattack; erdogan; europeanunion; germany; iran; iraq; kurdistan; nato; nigelfarage; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; receptayyiperdogan; russia; syria; turkey; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 01/05/2020 12:16:51 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

To Austria?!

Why bother?

Practice..?


2 posted on 01/05/2020 12:19:36 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Austria-who cares?


3 posted on 01/05/2020 12:19:49 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

There’s some possible symbolism there.

Think: Archduke Franz Ferdinand.


4 posted on 01/05/2020 12:22:48 PM PST by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
...“due to the severity of nature of the attack it cannot be ruled out that this is a targeted attack by a state actor.” In a statement, the ministry noted that some other European countries have been hit by “similar attacks” in the past, without elaborating.

5 posted on 01/05/2020 12:26:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: yesthatjallen

6 posted on 01/05/2020 12:27:31 PM PST by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: yesthatjallen
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/26/article-2670710-1F25BA8000000578-389_964x488.jpg

I can't find the live Norse Cyber attack map this is a good indication.

7 posted on 01/05/2020 12:38:24 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Kriggerel

“Archduke Franz Ferdinand”

Bosnia =/= Austria and or Hungary.


8 posted on 01/05/2020 12:59:04 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik

Yes, but it was an attack on Austria/Hungary.

Muslims around the world are utterly furious with Austria and Hungary at the moment, as they are amongst the *ONLY* EU Nations, who are refusing to submit to the invasion. Hence, an attack on Austria and/or Hungary is *VERY* symbolic for Jihad.


9 posted on 01/05/2020 1:10:04 PM PST by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: yesthatjallen

My main suspects would be Iran and Germany.


10 posted on 01/05/2020 1:11:27 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: yesthatjallen
Worldwide cyber attacks on live map:

https://securitycenter.sonicwall.com/m/page/worldwide-attacks

11 posted on 01/05/2020 1:13:31 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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Austria?

Has anyone told Lord Pharaoh Obama, who thinks they speak Austrian?

12 posted on 01/05/2020 1:14:30 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: yesthatjallen

That’s because Iran is unable to cyber attack the US and now they are doing the next best thing in their little minds, attack Europe. They better not attack their entitlement program date or the useless Western European governments and their nanny state citizens will get mad and threaten to sic the US on them.


13 posted on 01/05/2020 1:33:48 PM PST by chuckee
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To: yesthatjallen

Poland??? /sarc LOL

How about the EU HQ??? Unhappy with the new Conservative-Green coalition government???


14 posted on 01/05/2020 1:35:16 PM PST by Wuli
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To: mewzilla

It makes sense for the Iranians to retaliate against the Europeans and not us: (1) It is easier than attacking the U.S., and they can sill count coup, albeit nonsensically. (2) The Europeans will do nothing serious in retaliation, and they avoid the risk Trump hitting them back. (3) The Europeans will blame us, as they inevitably do.


15 posted on 01/05/2020 2:48:39 PM PST by PUGACHEV (Pires)
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To: PUGACHEV

What did the Europeans do to help Jefferson fight the Barbary pirates?


16 posted on 01/05/2020 3:23:52 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Find some elite corpse-men to alert the wun.


17 posted on 01/05/2020 3:25:24 PM PST by wally_bert (Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
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To: mountainlion

Jamaica?!


18 posted on 01/05/2020 3:30:25 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET; mewzilla

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3805073/posts

New Austrian gov. vows to fight anti-Zionism alongside antisemitism


19 posted on 01/05/2020 3:43:36 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: piasa

Thailand.

Definitely


20 posted on 01/05/2020 3:43:55 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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