France accuses Russian intelligence of repeated cyber attacks since 2021
- France accused the Russian military intelligence group APT28 of carrying out repeated cyberattacks on French entities since 2021.
- These attacks, linked to Russia's GRU, targeted government, defence, financial, and sports organizations, including those involved in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- APT28 used phishing, exploited Roundcube email servers, and relied on low-cost outsourced infrastructure to steal strategic intelligence from French and allied targets.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned the operations as destabilizing and contrary to UN cyber norms, urging Russia to cease these acts immediately.
- France stated it will use all available means to counter Russia's malicious cyber behaviour amid ongoing tensions tied to support for Ukraine following Russia's 2022 invasion.
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France accuses Russian military intelligence over cyberattacks
France on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of staging cyberattacks, including against an organisation involved in the Paris Olympics and President Emmanuel Macron's first election campaign in 2017.
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