Security News > 2020 > October > EU Slaps Sanctions on 2 Russians Over Germany Cyberattack
The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Russian officials and part of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency over a cyberattack against the German parliament in 2015.
EU headquarters said in a statement that travel bans and asset freezes have been imposed on the two men: Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and Dmitry Badin, a military intelligence officer.
The sanctions were imposed under a set of measures designed to "Prevent, discourage, deter and respond to continuing and increasing malicious behavior in cyberspace." EU citizens and organizations are banned from making funds available to those listed.
Russian officials have repeatedly denied any involvement by Moscow in the hacking attack.
Prosecutors have suggested the hit was ordered either by Moscow or authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya.