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The Polish authorities says it was nan target of a Russian-backed hacking group that has carried retired cyberattacks crossed Europe, including Germany and nan Czech Republic. Photo courtesy Government of Poland
May 4 (UPI) -- The Polish authorities says was besides nan target of a Russian-backed hacking group that European and U.S. officials declare has carried retired a bid of cyberattacks against antiauthoritarian institutions successful Europe.
Poland's overseas ministry confirmed successful a statement issued precocious Friday it had been targeted by nan Russian hacker group known arsenic Fancy Bear aliases APT28.
Polish officials did not elaborate connected nan grade of nan attempted cyberattacks.
The connection came soon aft Germany and nan Czech Republic confirmed those countries were besides targeted by nan aforesaid Russian-backed hacker group.
"Poland stands successful solidarity pinch Germany and pinch Czechia pursuing nan malicious cyber run against their governmental parties and antiauthoritarian institutions," nan Polish overseas ministry said successful nan statement.
"Poland, being besides among targets of nan APT28, powerfully condemns nan repetitive and unacceptable malicious cyber campaigns conducted by nan Russian actors."
Germany said it summoned nan acting chargé d'affaires of nan Russian embassy successful Berlin to reply questions astir a Russian cyberattack past twelvemonth aimed astatine nan governing Social Democratic Party.
The European Union and NATO connected Friday some condemned nan attacks and Russia's engagement against each 3 countries.
"The malicious cyber run shows Russia's continuous shape of irresponsible behaviour successful cyberspace, by targeting antiauthoritarian institutions, authorities entities and captious infrastructure providers crossed nan European Union and beyond," EU overseas argumentation main Josep Borrell said successful a statement.
"The EU will not tolerate specified malicious behavior, peculiarly activities that purpose to degrade our captious infrastructure, weaken societal cohesion and power antiauthoritarian processes," he added, referring to nan June elections to nan European Parliament.
NATO besides called connected Russia to comply pinch its "international obligations."
Germany earlier connected Friday confirmed nan attacks against it, while astatine nan aforesaid clip offering supporting words to nan Czech Republic.
"The Russian cyber attacks are a threat to our democracy, which we are resolutely countering. We are acting broadside by broadside wrong nan EU , NATO and pinch our world partners," German Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said successful a statement.
"We will not let ourselves to beryllium intimidated by nan Russian authorities nether immoderate circumstances. We will Continue to massively support Ukraine, which is defending itself against Putin's murderous war," she said.
The United States besides weighed successful Friday, powerfully condemning what it called "the malicious cyber activity by Russia's General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), besides known arsenic APT28, against Germany, Czechia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.
"We subordinate Germany successful attributing circumstantial malign activity carried retired by APT28 that targeted a German governmental party," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said successful an charismatic statement.
Meanwhile, nan Kremlin dismissed nan European allegations of cyberattacks arsenic "groundless."
"The U.S. authorities simply person thing to show successful support of their insinuations," Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said successful a social media post.
"It is evident that specified provocative bogus stories will only intensify arsenic nan U.S. statesmanlike predetermination is coming up, arsenic it was nan lawsuit successful erstwhile years. Local politicians consciousness for illustration masters of nan situation, escalating nan alleged 'Russian threat' and distracting voters' attraction from pressing issues," he wrote.
