Russian hackers attacked a company that repairs Leopard tanks for the Armed Forces: what did it lead to

Santa Barbara Systems, which produces and serves heavy military equipment for the Army of Spain and Ukraine, was affected by a powerful DDOS. The Santa Barbara Systems Defense Company site (included in General Dynamics), which is based in Spain and is repairing Leopard tanks for Ukraine, has been cyberatum. The responsibility was taken by the Hacker Group Noname related to the Russian Federation. Reuters writes about it. The hackers were reported to the DDOS-attack website.

The corresponding message appeared in the Hacker Group Telegram channel on June 3. The publication refers to the attack on the company of car and weapons General Dynamics Europe Land Systems with headquarters in Madrid, and on the published screenshots you can see the official website of its Santa Barbara System. "Our DDOS rates were sent to Russophobian Spain's websites," the channel said on the channel a day earlier.

DDOS is a type of hacker attack when targeted servers are directed by large volumes of Internet traffic to disconnect them. According to journalists, Noname often exert similar attacks against countries that support Ukraine. The General Dynamics representative confirmed that the unit in Spain has undergone cybertak. According to him, the attack was quickly discovered and it did not jeopardize any of the company systems.

General Dynamics also decided to suspend the site's work until the investigation is completed. "The company's confidential data is still well protected," the company spokesman said. According to Spain Ministry of Defense, Santa Barbara Systems deals with heavy military equipment for the army, including tanks and artillery. In addition, the company is repairing Leopard tanks, which Spain has reconfigured for sending to Ukraine.

The General Dynamics representative in Madrid also reported that the National Institute for Spanish Cybersecurity warned the company about a possible attack. Earlier, NATO also stated that the Russian Federation strengthens the campaign of hybrid attacks on the company and the infrastructure of the Alliance, but Moscow rejected these statements, calling them "misinformation".

Recall that hackers based in Russia, have been attacked on the National Health Service of Britain and paralyzed the work of three large hospitals. The attack led to serious consequences: it was necessary to cancel surgery and blood transfusions. Earlier, the Hacker attack was suffered by the Russian TV provider "Ufanet".