EU sanctions Russian espionage unit, Chinese and North Korean firms

mood · Jul 30, 2020

EU sanctions Russian espionage unit, Chinese and North Korean firms
July 30, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...spionage-unit-chinese-and-north-korean-firms/

The Council of the European Union today announced sanctions imposed on a Russian military espionage unit, as well as on front companies for Chinese and North Korean threat groups involved in cyber-attacks targeting the EU and its member states.

EU's sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans, and forbid EU organizations and individuals from transferring to sanctioned people and entities.

"The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber-attacks," a press release published today reads.
"These include the attempted cyber-attack against the OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) and those publicly known as 'WannaCry', 'NotPetya', and 'Operation Cloud Hopper'."
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Intelligence service members and front companies
The Council decision published today in the Official Journal of the European Union mentions Unit 74455 of Russia's foreign military intelligence service as one of the entities sanctioned today, an espionage unit whose members were also charged for hacking the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC), in 2016, before the US Presidential Election.
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Chosun Expo, a front company for the North Korean APT38 hacking group (a subgroup of the Lazarus Group), was also sanctioned for providing technical, financial, and material support to the APT38 hackers.

Huaying Haitai, a company linked to the Chinese-backed APT10 threat group, was sanctioned for its involvement in the 'Operation Cloud Hopper' cyber-espionage campaign. Two of its employees, Gao Qiang and Zhang Shilong, were also sanctioned today for taking part in the same operation. [...]
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