On the eve of the Peace Summit: the Swiss government suffered cyber attacks

On the eve of the Peace Summit: cyber attacks were carried out on the Swiss government Polina Buyanova

The Swiss government was subject to cyber attacks on the eve of the Summit world/Collage 24 Channel

On the eve of the Peace Summit, the websites of the Swiss Federal Council and other government bodies were subject to cyber attacks. They caused minor power outages in Switzerland.

The Peace Summit will take place on June 15-16 in the Swiss city of Bürgenstock. The attacks were reported yesterday by the Swiss Federal Office for Cyber ​​Security (FOCS).

Cyber ​​attacks on the government

The Swiss government reported that among the affected organizations was, in particular, customs. Because of this, customs declarations were transferred to an emergency procedure. At the same time, within an hour, specialists restored the normal operation of the system.

Cyber ​​attacks led to minor power outages in Switzerland, but within acceptable limits, and did not lead to damage.

The agency notes that this was about DDoS attacks, during which computer systems are overloaded with a large number of requests. The authorities noted that the security of data and systems was not compromised as a result of malicious actions.

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• The Peace Summit will take place on June 15 – 16. The participation of 70–75 countries has already been agreed upon at the presidential level. They also confirmed their presence in the United States. Vladimir Zelensky added that the United States has contacts with other countries and encourages them to participate in the Peace Summit.
• The President of Switzerland expressed the hope that Russia will take part in the next peace conference. She is also convinced that the Peace Summit on Ukraine is only the beginning of the peace process.
• Vladimir Zelensky said that the Peace Summit will be successful under two conditions. First of all, you need to stop being afraid of Russia and come to Switzerland. He added that this is only the first step towards ending the war, but the whole world must show that it really supports Ukraine.