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Montenegro blames criminal gang for cyber attacks on government

FILE PHOTO: Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of binary code and words "cyber attack" in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Montenegro on Wednesday blamed a criminal group called Cuba ransomware for cyber attacks that have hit its government digital infrastructure since last week, described by officials as unprecedented.

Public Administration Minister Maras Dukaj told state television the group had created a special virus for the attack called Zerodate, with 150 work stations in 10 state institutions becoming infected.

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