The move came after a series of cyberattacks on Albanian institutions this summer. The first attack, which targeted the government server administrata.al, took place in May. The second took place in July and targeted the government portal e-Albania.al, where Albanian citizens can log in using their ID or passport number and apply for official documents, schedule appointments with Albanian consulates, etc. Subsequent US and Albanian investigations concluded that Iranwas behind this "reckless and irresponsible" attack.