France accuses Russian intelligence of repeated cyber attacks since 2021

Secret Russian Military Intelligence Unit Implicated in Major Hacks: Paris

French authorities said a secret unit from Russia’s military intelligence service is implicated in a series of hacking operations that have taken place since 2021. “The Russian military intelligence service (GRU) has been deploying a cyber-offensive modus operandi called APT28 against France for several years. It has targeted around 10 French entities since 2021,” Jean-Noël Barrot, the French foreign minister, wrote on social media platform X on…

Russia’s feared killer spy unit GRU building ‘hit list’ of Western enemies

RUSSIA is compiling a “hit list” of western MPs and journalists, an exiled Russian oligarch has claimed. Mikhail Khodorkovsky said GRU spies had orders to track down Kremlin critics for “imminent” attacks. EPAFormer Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, R, listens to his guilty verdict – widely considered to be politically motivated[/caption] PA:Press AssociationFour GRU officers captured on CCTV as they stride into the Netherlands[/caption] Ge…

Westerners under threat as Putin's spy unit ‘compiling a hit list of enemies'

RUSSIA is compiling a “hit list” of western MPs and journalists, an exiled Russian oligarch has claimed. Mikhail Khodorkovsky said GRU spies had orders to track down Kremlin critics for “imminent” attacks. EPAFormer Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, R, listens to his guilty verdict – widely considered to be politically motivated[/caption] PA:Press AssociationFour GRU officers captured on CCTV as they stride into the Netherlands[/caption] Ge…

Russia has repeatedly hit us with cyberattacks, France claims

France’s foreign ministry accused Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency on Tuesday of mounting cyber attacks on ministries, defense firms and think tanks.

France Accuses Russian Military Intelligence for 2017 Macron Campaign Hack

For the first time, France has officially recognized the responsibility of Russian military intelligence for cyberattacks against TV5Monde in 2015, which led to the shutdown of the French television channel and the hacking of Emmanuel Macron’s campaign team emails during the 2017 presidential race. This was stated by France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a press release from his department on April 30. “Russia’…

France accuses Russia of spate of high-profile cyberattacks

Paris said Russian military intelligence has attacked a dozen French entities since 2021, and also targeted Emmanuel Macron's election campaign in 2017.