Russia's cyber spies still threatening French national security, democracy

CERT-FR warns that Nobelium (a Russian intelligence-linked actor) is conducting sustained espionage campaigns targeting diplomats, foreign ministry officials, embassies and consulates via phishing and business-email-compromise lures, using tools such as Cobalt Strike and forged documents; the report ties the group to prior high-impact activity (including SolarWinds) and emphasizes the heightened national-security risk ahead of French elections and major international events.