First they threatened a hacker attack, then they rowed back. The pro-Russian hacker group “Killnet” wanted to hack and paralyze the voting of the Eurovision Song Contest. But a little later, the cyber criminals announced their withdrawal on Telegram and called off the planned attack.
First of all, the pro-Russian cyber criminals of the group “Killnet” announced on their Telegram channel that they want to paralyze the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with hacker attacks. They wanted to prevent the online voting with a DDoS attack for the participating countries. But the pro-Russian hackers have since withdrawn their plan of attack.
On Telegram, Killnet stated that it was “not worth their time and attention.” They would have found the IP address and disabled it. (Editor’s note: So far, the voting page of the Eurovision Song Contest can be used without any problems.)
It remains to be seen whether the ESC voting will work without any problems on Saturday evening. However, the European Broadcasting Union responsible for this is prepared for a hacker attack. A spokesman told the “Bild” newspaper: “Our voting system has a wide range of security measures to protect it from external influences.”
A reason for the original act of sabotage? Perhaps the hacker group Killnet wanted to prevent a probable victory for the Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra. The band is currently considered a top favourite. The band really wants to win the ESC to fight for Ukrainian culture.
“They are trying to destroy Ukrainian culture. We want to show that she’s alive and win at the ESC,” the “Bild” quotes the band’s frontman, Oleh Psiuk (27). The evening will show whether the Ukraine will live up to their status as favourites.
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