Czech FM Summons Chinese Ambassador over Cyberattack

China has rejected the accusation that it was responsible for a hacker attack on the Czech Foreign Ministry in 2022.

The U.S., EU, and NATO are rallying behind the Czech Republic, which says a hacking group associated with China's government attacked its critical infrastructure

The United States, NATO, and the European Union also condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the Czechs.

Chinese hackers used Google Calendar to aid attacks on government entities

Google said Wednesday that it caught suspected People’s Republic of China-backed hackers leveraging its Calendar service to help stealthily stage attacks on government agencies. In late October of last year, Google Threat Intelligence Group said it “discovered an exploited government website hosting malware being used to target multiple other government entities,” the company’s Patrick Whitsell wrote in a blog post. The exploited website deliver…

“China is interfering in our society,” says the Czech government, which accuses the episode of the APT31 group, linked to Beijing’s secret services

Czech FM summons Chinese ambassador over cyberattack

The Czech Republic on Wednesday summoned China's ambassador over a cyberattack targeting Prague's foreign ministry as the EU and Washington condemned the attack and NATO warned of a growing threat.

Czech Republic summons Chinese ambassador over cyber attacks

The attacks have happened since 2022 and have been attributed to cyber espionage actor APT31, which Prague alleges is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security.