US EditionPrague Accuses China of Years-Long Cyberattack on Foreign Ministry Network
- On May 28, 2025, a cyberattack targeted the foreign affairs department of the Czech Republic, an incident the Czech government attributed to China.
- The attack followed a pattern of increasing cyber incidents targeting EU member states, which the Czech Republic linked to China.
- The European Union, represented by foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, condemned the attack as violating international cyber norms.
- Kallas urged all countries, China included, to avoid engaging in such actions and emphasized that no state should permit its territory to be utilized for harmful cyber operations.
- The EU expressed solidarity with the Czech Republic and warned it is prepared to take further action to stop malicious cyber operations.
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China blamed for Czech cyberattack, drawing condemnation from West
The NewsPrague blamed Beijing-linked hackers for a cyberattack against a government communications network, drawing Western allies together in joint condemnation of China. Czech officials said the campaign began in 2022 and targeted the foreign ministry, though they did not provide details of what damage was caused or if any specific data was taken. Beijing denied the allegations. Western capitals have for years blamed Chinese government-backed …
Czech Authorities Blame Chinese Hacking Group for Foreign Ministry Breach
The Czech Republic said on May 28 that a cyberattack on its foreign ministry’s unclassified network was carried out by Chinese state hackers. Czech authorities accused APT31, a hacking group associated with China’s Ministry of State Security, of conducting the cyberespionage campaign since 2022, according to a statement published on the foreign ministry’s website. The attacks also impacted an unspecified institution considered critical infrastru…
Prague accuses China of cyberattacks against the Czech Foreign Ministry, while the European Union and NATO condemned the Chinese attack.
A suspected Chinese hacker attack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Czech Republic has alarmed NATO and the EU.
The Chinese Embassy in the Czech Republic has expressed strong concern and disagreement with what it says are unfounded accusations against China in connection with cyberattacks. The Czech government on Wednesday held China responsible for a malicious cyber campaign against one of the Foreign Ministry's communications networks.
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