The European Union is raising the level of confrontation with Moscow also on the cyber front. Brussels has announced a new package of sanctions against nine individuals and four entities considered involved in espionage, sabotage, and cyberattacks attributed to Russia, targeting military intelligence officers, cybercriminals, hacktivist groups, and private companies accused of supporting the Kremlin’s destabilization strategy.
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The announcement came from the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, who accused Moscow of resorting to a real “cyber ecosystem” composed of state and non-state actors. “The EU and its Member States denounce Russia’s malicious cyber activities and the exploitation of an ecosystem that includes intelligence services, criminal groups, hacktivists, and private companies,” she said.
Targeting the 16th Center of the FSB
For the first time, Brussels openly identifies the 16th Center of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) as responsible, considered the coordinator of several cyber threat groups, including the well-known Turla group, associated for years with cyber-espionage campaigns against Western governments.
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According to the European reconstruction, the FSB center has conducted increasingly sophisticated operations for years against EU Member States and international partners, with particular focus on Ukraine. The activities reportedly included infiltrations into government networks and sabotage operations against critical infrastructure.
Among the affected countries are France, Germany, Poland, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Romania, and Finland.
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