Norwegian special services accused Russian group of hacking emails
Hacker attacks on nine email addresses belonging to state service employees have been recorded in Norway. According to law enforcement officials, the hacking attempts were made by hackers of the APT29 group allegedly related to Russian military and civil intelligence.
In particular, the email of Norwegian security employees, members of the Labor party, employees of the Foreign Ministry, and Military Academy employees were attacked.
A Representative of the police service of Norway, Martin Bernsen, stated that they were warned earlier by a foreign partner about possible attacks. Hackers most likely didn’t manage to obtain any "secret information," Bernsen added.
The hacker group APT29 is also known as Cozy Bear. It has been accused of attempts to break into the servers of the Democratic Party of the USA, the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon.