The European Union on Friday threatened to take action against Russia over alleged complicity in a cyberattack campaign known as “Ghostwriter” against a number of member states. The EU “strongly denounced” and the attacks and described them as a threat to security, democratic values and the “core functioning” of societies. Germany probes Russia’s involvementGermany has accused Russia of carrying out cyberattacks targeting German lawmakers, and slammed attempts to influence the upcoming German election. According to a 2020 report by US-based cyber intelligence firm Mandiant, the Ghostwriter campaign has been ongoing since 2017. They allegedly fabricated news articles and designed documents to appear as though public officials published them, the report said.
