Security News > 2021 > September > EU officially blames Russia for 'Ghostwriter' hacking activities
The European Union has officially linked Russia to a hacking operation known as Ghostwriter that targets high-profile EU officials, journalists, and the general public.
"These malicious cyber activities are targeting numerous members of Parliaments, government officials, politicians, and members of the press and civil society in the EU by accessing computer systems and personal accounts and stealing data," European Council officials said in a press release today.
The EU officials added that these hacking activities are in stark contrast to normal state behavior endorsed by all UN member states.
"The German government has reliable information on the basis of which Ghostwriter activities can be attributed to cyber actors of the Russian state and, specifically, Russia's GRU military intelligence service," Sasse said.
In March, Germany also said that the Ghostwriter Russian military intelligence hacking group is the main suspect behind a spearphishing attack that targeted multiple Parliament members.
The Council of the European Union also sanctioned multiple members of the Russian state-backed APT28 hacking group in October 2020 for compromising several Bundestag members' email accounts in 2015.