Vilnius, Lituania (AP). Hackers sen identificar entran en varias páxinas web lituanas durante a fin de semana e énchenas de símbolos comunistas, dixeron representantes gobernamentais o luns.
Os hackers colgaron símbolos soviéticos ? a fouce e o martelo, así como a estrela de cinco puntas ? e mensaxes insultantes con irreverencias en sitios web baseados na antigo país soviético, dixeron os funcionarios.
"Máis de 300 páxinas privadas e oficiais foron atacadas desde varios servidores proxy situados en territorios ao leste de Lituania", dixo Sigitas Jurkevicius, especialista informático da autoridade de comunicacións.
Os hackers atacaron webs tanto do goberno como do sector privado, incluíndo a da da Comisión de Seguridade dos Estados Bálticos e a do gobernante Partido Socialdemócrata. Tamén a dun concesionario de coches e unha cadea de alimentación.
Crese que os ataques foron unha reacción á lexislación aprobada polos lexisladores fai dúas semanas prohibindo a exhibición pública de símbolos soviéticos e comunistas. O presidente Valdas Adamkus asinou a lei o venres pasado.
Lituania e os outros dous países bálticos, Estonia e Letonia, independizáronse da Unión Soviética en 1991.
A lei prohibe a exhibición pública da bandeira soviética, uniformes militares e a estrela de cinco puntas, así como o himno nacional soviético.
O ataque foi fortemente condenado por Moscova, pero os funcionarios lituanos seguen apuntando a hackers rusos.
"Lituania sufriu un serio ataque aos recursos de Internet. Non podo dicir se hai un vínculo directo coa nosa recente lexislación", dixo aos reporteiros o Ministro de Defensa Jouzas Olekas.
O incidente recorda unha serie de ataques cibernéticos en sitios web estonianos despois de que o estado báltico enfureciera a Rusia ao retirar un monumento militar soviético e unha tumba militar próxima.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) -- Unidentified hackers broke into several hundred Lithuanian Web sites over the weekend, plastering them with communist symbols, government officials said Monday.
Lithuanian law prohibits the public display of the Soviet flag, military uniforms and the five-pointed Soviet star.The hackers posted Soviet symbols -- the hammer and sickle, as well as the five-pointed star -- and scathing messages with profanities on Web sites based in the ex-Soviet nation, officials said.
??????? ????????: Lithuanian law prohibits the public display of the Soviet flag, military uniforms and the five-pointed Soviet star."More than 300 private and official sites were attacked from xo-called proxy servers located in territories east of Lithuania," said Sigitas Jurkevicius, a computer specialist at Lithuania's communications authority.
The hackers hit Web sites from both the government and private sector, including the Baltic state's securities commission and ruling Social Democratic Party. Others included a car dealership and a grocery chain.
Many believe the attacks were a backlash against legislation approved by lawmakers two weeks ago banning the public display of Soviet and communist symbols. President Valdas Adamkus signed the law Friday.
Lithuania and the other two Baltic countries, Estonia and Latvia, gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The law prohibits the public display of the Soviet flag, military uniforms and the five-pointed Soviet star, as well as the playing of the Soviet national anthem.
It has drawn strong condemnation from Moscow, but Lithuanian officials stopped short of pinning blame on Russian hackers.
"Lithuania has experienced a serious attack on the Internet resources. I cannot rule out there is a direct link with our recent legislation," Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told reporters.
The hacking incident was also reminiscent of a series of cyberattacks on Estonian Web sites after the neighboring Baltic state angered Russia by moving a Soviet war monument and nearby war grave.
