According to Bohemian officers, the Czech Republic’s ambassador to China was summoned on Wednesday for a cyberattack that targeted Prague’s international government. A comprehensive research into the attack “led a high degree of certainty about the responsible actor,” according to the Czech foreign ministry, referring to it as China-linked party APT31. European minister Jan Lipavsky stated on X that” I summoned the Chinese ambassador to create clear that for angry deeds have serious implications for our diplomatic relations.” The foreign government claimed in a statement that the invasion began in 2022 and targeted “one of the unidentified sites” of the government. The ministry continued, citing its investigation, citing the cyberespionage actor APT31, who is reportedly connected to the ( Chinese ) Ministry of State Security. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges the People’s Republic of China to desist from such problems and take all necessary steps to address this situation. According to Lipavsky,” we caught the intruders during the encroachment.” In its 2024 annual report, the Czech Security Information Office ( BIS ) identified China as a security threat. According to the BIS,” the Chinese official naturally focuses on obtaining information about the Bohemian political scene.”
