The news: The EU imposed its first-ever sanctions for cyberattacks on Thursday. The action includes travel bans and asset freezes on individuals and organizations connected to ransomware and industrial espionage.
Retaliation for Russian attacks: The most prominent target is unit 74455 of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, a group known as Sandworm. It is linked to the NotPetya ransomware attacks, which caused over $10 billion in damage.
China’s corporate espionage: In China, two citizens and a company, Haitai Technology Development, were sanctioned in connection with a hacking campaign known as Cloudhopper. The operation, carried out on behalf of Chinese intelligence services, targeted corporate secrets across six continents and is one of the most expansive espionage operations ever spotted. Read more here.
—Patrick Howell O’Neill
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