Russia accused of hacking Danish Ministry of Defence
Denmark has accused Russia of hacking into its Ministry of Defence's computer network and accessing employee emails in 2015 and 2016, according to Danish media reports. The group responsible for the breaches is "linked to the intelligence services or core elements of the Russian government," Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen told the Ritzau news agency. The hackers only gained access to non-classified information, according to a report by the Military Intelligence Service's Centre for Cyber Security. However, the attack is still considered a threat because hackers could use the information to hire agents in the Danish military. 

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-24 04:26:03|Editor: yan

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COPENHAGEN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia has been accused of having hacked the Danish Ministry of Defense and gained access to its employees' emails in 2015 and 2016, local media reported on Sunday.

Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen was quoted by Danish news agency Ritzau as saying that the group behind the hacking is linked to the Russian intelligence services.

"It is linked to the intelligence services or core elements of the Russian government, and it is an eternal struggle to keep them away," Frederiksen said.

According to a report by the Center for Cyber Security in the Military Intelligence Service, the hackers have gained access to so-called "non-classified information", but the attack can still harm Danish security.

The report explained that the information can be used to hire agents in the Danish military.

The group behind the attack was hacker group APT28, also called Fancy Bear, according to local newspaper Berlingske.