Egypt hackers attack Ethiopian sites as Nile dam talks falter
Ethiopia announced it has foiled an Egyptian cyber attack as tensions deepen between the two countries over the limping negotiations on the Nile dam dispute.
Egyptian hackers are joining the battle between Egypt and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as Ethiopia prepares to begin filling the dam's massive reservoir this month.
The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported June 23 that the country had foiled several cyberattacks from Egypt on economic and political activities in Ethiopia between June 17 and 21.
ENA reported that the cyberattacks were plotted by the "Cyber Horus Group," noting, "The cyberattackers had been preparing for a while, and they tried to execute an intense attack on the institutions, especially on June 19 and 20.”
The agency went on, “The attackers tried to hack 13 websites of public organizations and four non-governmental organizations. The attacks targeted information technology infrastructure, communications and websites of public service agencies, security organizations and other public and private institutions.”
