UK targets Russian cyber networks with new sanctions
The measures target 24 individuals and entities accused of destructive cyber and hybrid operations linked to Russian intelligence, officials said.
- On Monday, the European Union and British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper announced joint sanctions against Russian cyber networks blamed for attempting to sow chaos and division across Europe.
- The 16th Center of Russia's FSB controls cyber threat groups conducting "infiltration of governmental networks and sabotage of critical infrastructure" in nine European countries, British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper stated.
- Government action targets 24 individuals and entities, including GRU senior leadership figures Vyacheslav Stafeyev, Ivan Senin, and Ivan Kasyanenko for directing destructive hybrid operations against the bloc.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is preparing its 21st sanctions package, expected to include 250 listings marking the largest number of designations to date.
- NATO's North Atlantic Council subsequently called on Russia to cease these destabilizing activities, urging Moscow to respect international norms of responsible state behavior in cyberspace.
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