France summons Russian ambassador after cyberattacks. Poland also targeted
Paris has summoned the Russian ambassador following a vast cyber campaign conducted by the FSB. The attacks affected at least ten European countries, including Poland. France has imposed sanctions on nine individuals and four entities.
France summons Russian ambassador after cyberattacks. Poland also targeted
The French government has decided to summon the Russian ambassador to Paris. This measure follows the revelation of operations conducted by Russian services in cyberspace. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced this decision during an interview. According to his statements, the FSB operation had the character of espionage and sabotage, and it extended across at least ten countries of the European Union.
Among the states targeted by the activity of Russian services were notably Poland, Germany, France, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Romania and Finland. The computer hackers reportedly targeted businesses, ministries and operators of railway infrastructure. Their objective was to steal information and disrupt the functioning of transport systems. Barrot explicitly cited incidents of diversion on Polish railway lines as an example of the actions of this group.
In response, French authorities have imposed sanctions on nine individuals and four entities linked to the cyber operation. Germany has undertaken similar measures and has announced additional restrictions against those responsible. The EU Council has published a statement specifying that the targets included units of the GRU military intelligence service, self-proclaimed hackers and private companies supporting the Kremlin's activities.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan issued a statement condemning the hostile actions on the internet. For its part, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen also summoned the Russian ambassador for a meeting. She stressed that Finland rejected Moscow's harmful activity in cyberspace and its use for destabilisation purposes.
Barrot assured that France had tools enabling it to detect and neutralise this type of threat. He added that all of Europe had strengthened its defensive capabilities in recent times, focusing particularly on combating disinformation campaigns liable to disrupt electoral processes.
source: Interia
Source: Interia