The Albanian Parliament has fallen victim to a “sophisticated cyberattack” designed to compromise internal systems and delete sensitive records.
Occurring on the evening of March 9th, the breach resulted in unauthorized network access and the targeted deletion of information from several administrative accounts. Despite the disruption, parliamentary officials moved quickly to reassure the public that the “main operational infrastructure was not affected” and that the official website remains functional.
The Iran-linked hacker collective known as “Homeland Justice” has claimed responsibility for the intrusion.
This group, which previously forced Albania to sever diplomatic ties with Tehran following a massive assault in 2022, announced that
all conversations and correspondence of corrupt MPs from recent months are in the hands of Homeland Justice.
In a chilling taunt to the Balkan nation’s leadership—which pretends to include a virtual ‘AI minister’—the hackers added:
We are much closer to you than you think.
This escalation highlights the persistent threat posed by foreign-directed cyber-warfare, particularly as Albania continues to host thousands of members of the Iranian opposition group, the MEK.
As the National Cyber Security Authority conducts a technical assessment, officials emphasized that “measures were taken to isolate suspicious traffic and neutralize the attack” to protect the integrity of the state’s digital borders.
