Members of the European Union are discussing possible measures in response to alleged cyberattacks by the hacker group APT28 (Advanced Persistent Threat Actor 28) on Czech government agencies and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. This is reported by the European Union, condemning the "malicious cyber campaign" allegedly controlled by Russia.
The EU notes that such attacks contradict international UN resolutions, including the ban on interference in the operation of critical infrastructure of other countries. According to senior representatives of the union, Russia has previously used APT28 for cyber operations against the EU, its member states and international partners, including Ukraine.
In response to these actions, the EU and its members intend to apply a wide range of measures to prevent and respond to Russia's malicious behavior in cyberspace. However, the specific measures are not yet specified.
It is known that the German Foreign Ministry, for example, links Russia to the hacking of emails of members of the Social Democratic Party in 2023, and the Czech Republic reported last month about attempts to weaken its transport railway system through cyberattacks.
State institutions, agencies and organizations in member states, including Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia and Sweden, have previously been attacked by the same threat actor. In 2020, the EU imposed sanctions on individuals and legal entities responsible for APT28 attacks targeting the German Federal Parliament in 2015.
It is worth noting that in connection with the publication today of details of the hacking of e-mail accounts of members of the board of the Social Democratic Party in 2023, a representative of the Russian Embassy was summoned to the German Foreign Ministry for a conversation.
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