The European Union on Monday sanctioned three officers of a Russian military intelligence unit accused of being behind a series of cyberattacks targeting Estonia in 2020.

On 27 January, the Council of the European Union introduced additional restrictive measures against three officers of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) involved in the 2020 cyberattack on Estonia.

The European Union has added three Russian nationals to its sanctions list for their involvement in cyberattacks against Estonia.

EU sanctions three GRU officers for cyber attacks stealing classified data from Estonia’s ministries, compromising national security and thousands of

The three Russian hackers are believed to be part of Unit 29155 of the GRU, also known as Cadet Blizzard, Ember Bear and Ruinous Ursa

The European Union sanctioned three hackers, part of Unit 29155 of Russia's military intelligence service (GRU), for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting Estonia's government agencies in 2020.