Czech Republic blames China-linked APT31 for foreign ministry network breach
A breach targeting the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs' communications network had been under way since 2022. On 28 May 2025 the Czech government named APT31, linked to China's Ministry of State Security, as the attacker, and the ministry introduced a new communications system after detecting the compromise. The European Union expressed solidarity with the Czech Republic, whilst the Chinese embassy denied the allegations.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Breach of the foreign ministry's communications network
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack the Czech government attributed to APT31, linked to China's Ministry of State Security
- Location
- Czechia
Timeline
- The Czech government named APT31, linked to China's Ministry of State Security, as being behind the breach of the foreign ministry's communications network that had been under way since 2022.
- The European Union expressed solidarity with the Czech Republic, and the Chinese embassy denied allegations that it was behind the attack.
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