Germany Warns Russia: Hacking Will Have Consequences
Fancy Bear actions are “intolerable and unacceptable,” complains German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock (pictured).
NATO and European nations are calling out Russia for cyberattacks on government systems last year. Germany is particularly vocal. Mister Putin’s GRU is said to have been behind the hacks—specifically Unit 26165, a/k/a Fancy Bear, APT28, Strontium, etc.
The attack vector is said to have been an Outlook vulnerability. In today’s SB Blogwatch, we wonder why government IT teams didn’t patch it in time.
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War of the Words
What’s the craic? The AP’s Frank Bajak, Karel Janicek, Stephen Graham, Samuel Petrequin and Foster Klug report: German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences
“Consequences”
Germany on Friday accused Russian military agents of hacking the top echelons of … sensitive government and industrial targets, and was joined by NATO and fellow European countries in warning that Russia’s cyberespionage would have consequences. … Officials said they did so by exploiting … a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, [in] a hacking campaign that persisted for months.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock … attributed the hack to a unit of Russia’s GRU military intelligence unit: “This is absolutely intolerable and unacceptable and will have consequences.” … Relations between Russia and Germany were already tense, with Germany providing military support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
It’s part of a wider story. For The Record, it’s Alexander Martin: NATO and EU condemn ‘intensifying’ Russian sabotage and hybrid operations
“Counterterrorism”
A range of activities have come to light following counterintelligence efforts in Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the United Kingdom. NATO described these as “part of an intensifying campaign of activities which Russia continues to carry out across the Euro-Atlantic area, including on Alliance territory and through proxies.” … The EU’s political executive alleg[es] the cyber campaign “shows…
