Hoxha on cyberattacks in France: Albania understands this threat from its own experience

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha expressed Albania’s solidarity with France over the recent cyberattacks. In a post on the X platform, he said the attacks were attributed to a unit linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Hoxha recalled that Albania was also targeted by cyberattacks in 2022. According to him, this experience showed the country how serious a threat these actions pose to the security and functioning of institutions and society.

“Albania stands in full solidarity with France following the devastating cyberattacks, carried out on an unprecedented scale by a cyberattack unit linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Albania’s experience enables us to understand well the situation France is facing. In 2022, our country was targeted by brutal and destructive cyber operations carried out by Iranian state actors.

State-sponsored or state-backed cyberattacks must not be treated as normal, accepted, or used as a means of applying pressure without consequences for those responsible.

When critical infrastructure is hit, the very functioning and security of society are threatened, whether the attack is carried out with explosives or through malicious code. Europe must act together, strengthen its collective resilience, and ensure that those responsible are held accountable,” Minister Hoxha wrote.