First sanctions against EU cyber attacks Targets individuals and groups in Russia 6:12 July 31
The EU=European Union has announced that it will impose sanctions on individuals and groups in Russia and China, including account freezes, for cyber attacks on institutions and companies in the region.
In the EU, von de Arai en-chairman last month, in addition to the region of the hospital after a summit meeting with Xi Jinping Jintao et al criticized that the response to the cyber attack from China, is to target from Russia Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany It is increasing the sense of crisis that the cyber attacks from Russia and China are becoming more intense, such as the fact that the Congress said.
Under these circumstances, the EU freezed the accounts in the EU region against four Russians and two Chinese, as well as Russian intelligence agencies and Chinese companies, allegedly attacked institutions and companies in the region by cyber attacks. It announced that it will impose sanctions such as prohibition of travel and travel.
According to the announcement, all four Russians belonged to a Russian intelligence agency, and, unknowingly, unlawfully reported to the network of OPCW = chemical weapons ban agency that was investigating whether chemical weapons were used in the civil war in Syria. I am trying to access it.
The two Chinese also repeatedly attempted to penetrate the information systems of multinational companies, which are also based in the EU, and illegally accessed important commercial data.
It is the first time that the EU has embarked on sanctions over cyber attacks, and Senior CEO Borrell cooperates with the international community, emphasizing the significance of "they are determined to maintain security and protect the prosperity of a free and democratic society." And showed the idea of strengthening monitoring.