France Accuses Russian Military Intelligence Of Cyberattacks

International Business Times

International Business Times

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On Tuesday, April 29, for the first time ever, French authorities condemned the Russian military intelligence service, implicating it in a series of incidents over recent years: hacking Emmanuel Macron's 2017 presidential election campaign, a 2015 cyberattack on the television channel TV5 Monde and intrusion attempts against sporting bodies linked to the organization of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Le Monde
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Hours before the 2017 French presidential election, thousands of internal campaign emails from Macron’s team and other documents – some said to be false – were released online after the midnight deadline to end campaigning.
Guardian
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APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, has been linked to dozens of global cyberattacks, including the 2016 U.S. election, when it was accused of aiding Donald Trump by leaking Democratic Party emails and those of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
The Moscow Times
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This is the first time France has publicly accused Moscow of being behind the affair known as “Macron leaks,” which resulted in the disclosure of thousands of documents that belonged to the then-candidate’s campaign team.
Politico Europe

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