The number of cyberattacks against Swiss targets has increased over the past few years and the threat is “very real”, according to the Swiss intelligence service. © Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Swiss authorities have rejected reports of cyberattacks from Russia against the Swiss foreign ministry.
This issue was published on July 3, 2022 – 16:10
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The National Cyber Security CenterExternal link (NCSC) says it is unaware of targeted cyberattacks against Swiss government units or critical infrastructure carried out in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Keystone-SDA news agency reported on Sunday.
However, it added that the defense against so-called phishing attacks uses fraudulent email messages to obtain sensitive information about the day-to-day routine of the Swiss intelligence service.
the Sunday perspective the newspaper reported that Russian hackers had sent phishing mails to the Swiss foreign ministry over the past few weeks.
The week quoted a confidential report by the Swiss intelligence service, claiming that the attacks had been successfully identified and rejected.
The newspaper report did not provide any official confirmation of the hacker attacks, but it speculated that Russia may try to spy on preparations for an international conference in Ukraine, to be hosted in Switzerland next week. .
Hotspot in Geneva
In its latest reportExternal link, The Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) in Switzerland last week said that espionage is a “frequent occurrence. (…) Geneva, as an international center, remains a spy hotspot.
FIS director Christian Dussey said his service had noticed “a steady increase in spy activities in Switzerland over the past few years.”
In an interview with Daily display newspaper, he also said that “the threat of cyberattacks has grown and it is real”.
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