Finland’s government websites faced cyberattacks amid reports that the Nordic nation is planning to join the NATO alliance, something that Russia has vehemently opposed.
“A denial-of-service attack was launched against the Foreign Ministry’s external website on Friday, April 8, 2022, which began at about noon. The situation has returned to normal at around 1 p.m. The State Department has taken steps to curb the attack, along with service providers and the Cyber Security Center,” Finland’s foreign ministry said in a statement on April 8. Websites of the Defense Ministry and other government services were also affected in the attack.
