Security News > 2021 > May > European Union Extends Framework for Cyberattack Sanctions
The European Council this week announced its decision to extend for one year the framework for sanctions against cyberattacks that threaten the European Union and its member states.
Established in 2017, the framework allows member states to take restrictive measures against cyberattacks, including to prevent, discourage, deter and respond to malicious activities.
Last year, the European Council announced a decision to extend the framework until May 18, 2021.
On Monday, the council announced that the framework has been prolonged until May 18, 2022.
At the moment, there are eight individuals and four entities that were sanctioned in accordance with the framework.
In October 2020, sanctions were imposed against two Russian officials over a cyberattack that hit the German parliament in 2015.