Recent reports have highlighted a series of data breaches and cyberattacks targeting political entities and organizations across Europe. The French Football Federation (FFF) has reportedly been breached, with a threat actor claiming to sell a database containing records of all players. Similarly, Spain's political party Podemos has allegedly been breached through a critical vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access and the exposure of 30 GB of data. In Germany, elite Russian hackers, believed to be tied to Russian intelligence and identified as APT29, have targeted several German political parties using WINELOADER in spearphishing campaigns aimed at infiltrating networks and stealing information. Google and cybersecurity firm Mandiant have issued warnings regarding these incidents, highlighting the sophisticated nature of the threats.
#APT29 Uses WINELOADER to Target German Political Parties | #Russia #espionage #cyberattacks https://t.co/5H8JS7jatF
Elite Russian hackers targeting German politicians, Google warns https://t.co/sOWsIPM3WP
German political party targeted by SVR-linked group in spearphishing campaign, @Mandiant says. https://t.co/odW4rAf6es via @DerekDoesTech
Russian spies waged a hacking campaign targeting German political parties by attempting to trick them with fake dinner invitations https://t.co/0K5VkqEhoF
⚠️ ELITE RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TARGETING GERMAN POLITICAL PARTIES, GOOGLE WARNS Full Story → https://t.co/vaqpNnoZZg Elite hackers tied to Russian intelligence last month targeted several German political parties with an eye toward burrowing into their networks and stealing… https://t.co/V4RrVT6phF
#DataBreach Alert⚠️ 🇪🇸#Spain: Spanish Political Party Podemos Allegedly Breached A threat actor claims to have breached a Podemos domain through a critical vulnerability in one of the pages that leads to hacking the server and gained access. Allegedly, among the 30 GB of… https://t.co/Tvb9Q6W7uL
#DataBreach Alert⚠️ 🇪🇸#Spain: Spanish Political Party Podemos Allegedly Breached A threat actor claims to have breached a Podemos domain through a critical vulnerability in one of the pages that leads to hacking the server (https://t.co/d3tm5EOvzC) and gained access.… https://t.co/VgOgr0aJhN
#DataBreach Alert ⚠️ 🇫🇷#France: Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation) Allegedly Breached A threat actor claims to sell on a hacking forum a database containing all player records belonging to the French Football Federation (non-professional and… https://t.co/0nZtebeQBl