Internal document: EU's Moscow embassy was hacked in Feb. 2017, and it was only discovered in April 2019; source says Russia is believed to be behind the hack
A “sophisticated cyber espionage event” began in February 2017. Russian entities are believed to be behind the hack, a source told BuzzFeed News. Tweets: @albertonardelli , @albertonardelli , @albertonardelli , and @albertonardelli Tweets: Alberto Nardelli / @albertonardelli : Analysis found that information was stolen during what is described as a “sophisticated cyber espionage event”. But it is not known how much and exactly what information was taken during the hack. Alberto Nardelli / @albertonardelli : The EEAS, the EU's foreign policy service, kept the attack secret. It is believed that Russian groups are behind the hack, a source told BuzzFeed News. Alberto Nardelli / @albertonardelli : The EEAS confirmed that it has “observed potential signs of compromised systems connected to our unclassified network in our Moscow Delegation.” An investigation is ongoing. Full story: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Alberto Nardelli / @albertonardelli : NEW: The EU's embassy in Moscow was hacked. The attack, an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), began in February 2017 but was only discovered this April, according to a document seen by BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...