BRUSSELS – NATO says unidentified hackers have used a cyber attack to block one of its websites but that it doesn’t contain classified information.
The alliance said Thursday that police dealing with digital crimes notified it of a probable data breach at NATO’s e-Bookshop, a service for the public.
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Access to the site has been blocked and subscribers have been notified, the alliance said.
NATO has identified cyber defence as a critical capability it needs to develop. A cyber defencecentre has been established in Tallinn, Estonia, to defend against and recover from such cyber attacks.
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