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The Foreign Ministry said the malicious activities started in
2022 and targeted the country’s critical infrastructure. The
ministry said it believed the Advanced Persistent Threat 31, or
APT31 group, associated with the Chinese Ministry of State
Security was behind the campaign.
It was not immediately clear what specific information were
seized or what damage was caused by the attacks. The Czech
ministry said a new communication system has already been put in
place.
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said in a separate statement that
his ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador to Prague to make
it clear to the Chinese side “that such activities have serious
impacts on mutual relations.”
"The government of the Czech Republic strongly condemns this
malicious cyber campaign against its critical infrastructure,”
the statement said. “Such behavior undermines the credibility of
the People´s Republic of China and contradicts its public
declarations.”
NATO and the European Union condemned the attack and expressed
solidarity with the Czechs.
“We observe with increasing concern the growing pattern of
malicious cyber activities stemming from the People’s Republic
of China,” NATO said.
“This attack is an unacceptable breach of international norms,”
EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said. “The EU will not tolerate
hostile cyber actions.”
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Sam McNeil contributed to this report from Paris.
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