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Valkampanj i Paris inför valet den 7 maj 2017. (Francois Mori / AP)

Frankrike: Rysk påverkan i presidentvalet 2017

Den ryska militära underrättelsetjänsten GRU har utfört flera cyberattacker mot Frankrike det senaste årtiondet, däribland mot Emmanuel Macrons presidentkampanj 2017 och mot ett tv-bolag 2015. Det uppger Frankrikes utrikesdepartement enligt AFP.

Enligt utrikesministern Jean-Noël Barrot ligger gruppen APT28, även kallad Fancy Bear, bakom attackerna. Bara sedan 2021 har man riktat cyberattacker mot tio franska mål, skriver ministern på X.

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Fancy Bear
Wikipedia (en)
Fancy Bear is a Russian cyber espionage group. American cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has stated with a medium level of confidence that it is associated with the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as security firms SecureWorks, ThreatConnect, and Mandiant, have also said the group is sponsored by the Russian government. In 2018, an indictment by the United States Special Counsel identified Fancy Bear as GRU Unit 26165. This refers to its unified Military Unit Number of the Russian army regiments. Fancy Bear is classified by FireEye as an advanced persistent threat. Among other things, it uses zero-day exploits, spear phishing and malware to compromise targets. The group promotes the political interests of the Russian government, and is known for hacking Democratic National Committee emails to attempt to influence the outcome of the United States 2016 presidential elections. The name "Fancy Bear" comes from a coding system security researcher Dmitri Alperovitch uses to identify hackers. Likely operating since the mid-2000s, Fancy Bear's methods are consistent with the capabilities of state actors. The group targets government, military, and security agencies and persons in many countries, often Transcaucasian and NATO-aligned states, but it has also targeted international organizations such as the World Anti-Doping Agency. Fancy Bear is thought to be responsible for cyber attacks on the German parliament, the Norwegian parliament, the French television station TV5Monde, the White House, NATO, the Democratic National Committee, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron.

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