Austria’s foreign ministry targeted in ‘serious cyber-attack’

Austria’s foreign ministry over the weekend was targeted in a “serious cyber-attack”, warning another country could be responsible.

The hack started on Saturday night and experts warn it could continue for several days.

“Due to the gravity and nature of the attack, it cannot be excluded that it is a targeted attack by a state actor,” it said in a statement with the interior ministry shortly before 11.00 pm, adding that the attack was ongoing.

“In the past, other European countries have been the target of similar attacks,” it continued.

Immediate measures had been taken and a “coordination committee” set up, it said, without elaborating.

The attack came as Austria’s Greens on Saturday gave the go-ahead to a coalition with the country’s conservatives at a party congress in Salzburg, removing the last obstacle to the unprecedented alliance.

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