Czechia blames Russian hackers for cyberattacks
Czechia blames Russian hackers for cyberattacks (freepik.com)
Last year, Czechia was targeted by the Russian hacker group APT28, which is believed to be linked to Russia's intelligence (GRU), reports The Guardian.
The hackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft's Outlook program for cyberattacks.
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement was released following recent announcements from the German MFA on a series of cyberattacks attributed to the GRU. These attacks targeted the ruling social-democratic party, logistics, defense, aerospace industry, and IT sector of the country.
"Czechia jointly with Germany, the European Union, NATO and international partners strongly condemns activities of the Russian state-controlled actor APT28, which has been conducting a long-term cyber espionage campaign in European countries," the ministry said.
At the same time, Czechia did not specify which institutions were targeted in the cyberattack.
Russian cyberattacks
Russian hackers regularly target Ukraine's backers. Recently, government websites in Slovenia were hit by DDoS attacks, as was the website of the country's president.
Earlier this year, Microsoft was also targeted. During the cyberattack, hackers gained access to the company's executives' accounts.
Before this, hackers used email links to fake documents during attacks against users in Ukraine and Poland.
