The European Union announced its decision to apply restrictive measures against two Russians and one Russian institution for a cyberattack on the Bundestag in 2015, the press center of the European Council reports.
“The Council today imposed restrictive measures on two individuals and one body that were responsible for or took part in the cyber-attack on the German Federal Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) in April and May 2015. This cyber-attack targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its ability to operate for several days. A significant amount of data was stolen and the email accounts of several members of parliament, including that of Chancellor Angela Merkel, were affected,” the message reads.
Sanctions were levied against the GRU officers of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Dmitry Badin from the 85th main center of special services, and Igor Kostyukov, head of the main directorate of the GRU. In addition, the 85th main center of the GRU special services fell under the sanctions.
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