Austria summons Russian ambassador over cyber-attack on foreign ministry
Austria's foreign ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador. The reason is a major cyber-attack from 2020 in which the hacker group Turla played a role.
Austria summons Russian ambassador over cyber-attack on foreign ministry
Austria's foreign ministry has summoned the ambassador of the Russian Federation. The background is a cyber-attack on the foreign ministry that took place in 2020.
As the ministry confirmed to the Kleine Zeitung, the Russian hacker group Turla was behind the attack. The diplomat was summoned in response to this incident.
The Turla group is regarded as a highly sophisticated cyber-espionage network with connections to the Russian state. It has become known for numerous attacks on government institutions and diplomatic targets worldwide.
The cyber-attack on the Austrian foreign ministry is among the most serious digital espionage cases to have affected Austria in recent years. Further details on the impact or possibly stolen data have not been made public to date.
Source: Kleine Zeitung
Source: Kleine Zeitung