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The attackers gained access to the e-mail of a number of Finnish deputies.
According to the Finnish Parliament, hackers gained access to its internal IT system and hacked the e-mail of some deputies. The incident took place in the autumn of this year, but was discovered by IT specialists of the parliament only this month. The hacking is currently being investigated by the Central Criminal Police (Keskusrikospoliisi, KRP).
According to KRP Commissioner Tero Muurman, although the attack did not damage the parliament's internal IT system, it was not accidental. Police are investigating the incident as a possible act of espionage. According to the working version, unknown attackers broke into the Parliament's IT system and gained access to confidential information either in the interests of a foreign state or with the aim of harming Finland.
"The theft affected more than one person, but unfortunately, we can not give an exact number, so as not to harm the investigation," Muurman said.
The Commissioner also stressed that this incident is exceptional for Finland because of the"level of victims".
In the autumn of this year, a similar cyber attack was carried out on the parliament of another Scandinavian country. As reported in September, hackers broke into the internal computer network of the Norwegian Parliament and gained access to the e-mail of some deputies. After several months of investigation, the Norwegian Police Security Service (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste, PST) determined that the APT28 cybercrime group was behind the attack.
According to the Finnish Parliament, hackers gained access to its internal IT system and hacked the e-mail of some deputies. The incident took place in the autumn of this year, but was discovered by IT specialists of the parliament only this month. The hacking is currently being investigated by the Central Criminal Police (Keskusrikospoliisi, KRP).
According to KRP Commissioner Tero Muurman, although the attack did not damage the parliament's internal IT system, it was not accidental. Police are investigating the incident as a possible act of espionage. According to the working version, unknown attackers broke into the Parliament's IT system and gained access to confidential information either in the interests of a foreign state or with the aim of harming Finland.
"The theft affected more than one person, but unfortunately, we can not give an exact number, so as not to harm the investigation," Muurman said.
The Commissioner also stressed that this incident is exceptional for Finland because of the"level of victims".
In the autumn of this year, a similar cyber attack was carried out on the parliament of another Scandinavian country. As reported in September, hackers broke into the internal computer network of the Norwegian Parliament and gained access to the e-mail of some deputies. After several months of investigation, the Norwegian Police Security Service (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste, PST) determined that the APT28 cybercrime group was behind the attack.