The Council of the European Union has sanctioned three companies from China and Iran and two individuals for cyberattacks that targeted devices and critical infrastructure across EU member states. Sanctions target Integrity Technology Group for providing technical support that enabled the Raptor Train botnet to compromise tens of thousands of devices, Anxun Information Technology and its co‑founders for hacker‑for‑hire operations against critical functions, and Emennet Pasargad for influence campaigns and the compromise and sale of Charlie Hebdo subscriber data; listed entities face asset freezes and travel bans. #RaptorTrain #EmennetPasargad
Keypoints
- The EU sanctioned three companies and two individuals for coordinated cyberattacks against devices and critical infrastructure.
- Integrity Technology Group is accused of enabling the Raptor Train botnet, which compromised over 65,000 devices across six EU states.
- Anxun Information Technology (i‑Soon) provided hacker‑for‑hire services targeting critical infrastructure and suffered a mid‑February 2024 data leak exposing its operations.
- Emennet Pasargad conducted influence campaigns, hijacked advertising billboards during the 2024 Paris Olympics, and was linked to the sale of Charlie Hebdo subscriber data by an actor calling itself Holy Souls.
- EU measures impose asset freezes and prohibit EU citizens and companies from providing funds, and named natural persons face travel bans; EU cyber sanctions have targeted 19 individuals and seven entities since 2019.