Czech cyber security agency reports record number of attacks in 2023

Czechia’s National Cyber and Security Information Agency says it registered a record number of cyber-attacks last year. The state organisation said on its website on Wednesday that it had recorded 262 such attacks in 2023, compared to 146 the previous year.

The agency said the increase was mainly due to repeated waves of DDoS attacks led by pro-Russian hacking groups.

Two of last year’s incidents were classified as very significant, which is the organisation’s highest threat level, an official said.