Czech Republic accuses Beijing of ‘malicious cyber campaign’

Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky speaks to journalists during joint press conference with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriiy Sybiha in Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File) PRAGUE — The Czech Republic has accused China of being "responsible" for cyberattacks against a a communication network of its Foreign Ministry, officials said on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry in Prague said the malicious activities started in 2022 and targeted the country's critical infrastructure, adding it believed the Advanced Persistent Threat 31, or APT31, hacking group, which is associated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security, was behind the campaign. It…