Event 64035e4b-dddf-477c-b988-ab0012542de1

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Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Cyber Country: Estonia Country: Russia Country: Unknown Attack Type: Cyberattack

Source: https://vm.ee/en/news/estonia-names-russias-military-intelli...

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Summary

Headline: Estonia names Russia’s military intelligence in a first-ever attribution of cyberattacks

Short Summary: Estonia attributed the 2020 cyberattacks to Russian GRU Unit 29155, issuing international arrest warrants for three officers and making a first-ever direct public attribution.

Description

On 5 September 2024, Estonia officially attributed the 2020 cyberattacks against its authorities to the Russian military intelligence service GRU, specifically Unit 29155. This is Estonia's first-ever public state attribution of a cyberattack. Estonian authorities sought the arrest of three GRU officers and issued international arrest warrants. The announcement marks a significant escalation in direct attribution of cyber aggression to Russia by Estonia.

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Today 5 September, Estonia attributed the 2020 cyberattacks against Estonia to the members of Unit 29155 at Russia’s military intelligence (GRU).

It is the first time in history that Estonia has attributed cyberattacks against the state to the perpetrator of the attacks.

The Prosecutor’s Office sought the arrest of three GRU officers and they are wanted internationally based on the arrest warrant issued by the Harju County Court.

"Estonia condemns any malign activity, including cyberactivity that threatens our institutions, our citizens and our security... Today we can clearly show that we can do this and we will continue identifying the perpetrators of attacks against us in the future."

BACKGROUND: In November 2020, three Estonian ministries were hit by cyberattacks and they were prosecuted by the Prosecutor’s Office and other relevant agencies. The Information System Authority of Estonia identified three criminal attacks against Estonian national IT infrastructure.

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https://vm.ee/en/news/estonia-names-russias-military-intelligence-first-ever-attribution-cyberattacks

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