Russia is ramping up hybrid attacks against Europe, Dutch intelligence says

Bart H. Meijer - Reuters - 22/04
Russia is increasing its hybrid attacks aimed at undermining society in the Netherlands and its European allies, and Russian hackers have already targeted the Dutch public service, Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said on Tuesday.
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THE HAGUE, April 22 (Reuters) - Russia is increasing its hybrid attacks aimed at undermining society in the Netherlands and its European allies, and Russian hackers have already targeted the Dutch public service, Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said on Tuesday.
"We see the Russian threat against Europe is increasing, including after a possible end to the war against Ukraine," MIVD director Peter Reesink said in the agency's annual report.

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"In the Netherlands, we saw the first (Russian) cyber sabotage act against a public service, with the aim of gaining control of the system. It was thwarted, but it was the first time."
The MIVD did not specify what public service had been targeted.
The agency also found a Russian cyber operation against critical infrastructure in the Netherlands, possibly as preparation for sabotage, the report said.
Western countries have in recent years said hybrid threats by Russia and China were becoming increasingly more aggressive.
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