The Country Behind the Cyberattack on the Georgian President's Official Website Revealed

The Georgian State Security Service is investigating the identities of those involved in the cyberattack on the president's website, as reported by Newsgeorgia.

The security service has indicated that it was able to identify and thwart the cyberattack in a "short time." However, it has not disclosed the country from which the attack originated.

On January 26, the official website of Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, "president.ge," was inaccessible for several hours. Instead of the homepage, hackers displayed images of bones and skulls with the message "Hacked by Cozy Bear Slava Russia" (a hack attributed to "Cozy Bear," praise be to Russia).

"Cozy Bear" is a Russian hacker group believed to operate under the auspices of the FSB, according to Western intelligence agencies. It has been mentioned in connection with cyberattacks against the campaign of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, as well as attacks on the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Department of Commerce, and numerous other government entities.

In the last 24 hours, the websites of the Georgian opposition television channels "Formula" and "Mtavari" have also been subjected to cyberattacks.