The Government of France has linked to the Russian Military Intelligence Service (Gru) with a series of cyber attacks carried out against French interests in recent years, including actions directed against the Paris Olympic Games of 2024 and the 2017 election campaign, from which the current president, Emmanuel Macron, was winning.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused the Gru of being the ultimate responsible for a “cyberoffensive” baptized as APT28, which attacks against a dozen French entities are attributed. “In cyberspace, France observes, blocks and fighting its adversaries“He stressed in his social network X.
The Ministry has explained in a statement that, since 2021, this campaign has specifically sought to attack public and private institutions to harm French interests, while also blaming Russia for other previous actions such as sabotage to the TV5monde chain in 2015 or the “attempts to destabilize” the 2017 elections.
Through APT28, Moscow would also seek “Exercise continuous pressure on Ukrainian infrastructure“, According to the Gallic Government, which has denounced that other” many European partners “have been victims of this group in recent years. The German authorities also accused him of an attack on the lower house of Parliament, the Bundestag.
“These destabilizing activities are not acceptable or valid for a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Moreover, they are contrary to UN standards on responsible behavior in cyberspace, to which Russia has adhered to,” he added.
Therefore, the government of France has stressed what it will use “All means at your fingertips“To anticipate these cyber attacks and punish those responsible. In this regard, he recalled that the European Union has already adopted sanctions linked to this type of threats on the Internet.
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