Overview

• Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský summoned China’s ambassador after officials attributed a covert infiltration of the ministry’s unclassified network to the APT31 group linked to China’s Ministry of State Security.
• Prague says the breach began in 2022 and may have allowed attackers to read emails of Czech diplomats for years.
• EU High Representative Kaja Kallas condemned the intrusion and called on all states to prevent their territory from being used for malicious digital operations.
• NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte voiced alarm over increased cyber activities from China and affirmed solidarity with the Czech Republic.
• The EU signaled readiness to impose new sanctions and strengthen collective cyber defenses to deter future state-sponsored attacks.