Europe strikes out against Russia’s Turla over espionage, ‘destructive attacks’

European Union and United Kingdom authorities announced coordinated sanctions against Russian state-linked cyber actors, highlighting FSB Center 16 and the Turla APT for long-running cyberespionage and destructive operations across multiple European countries. The measures target individuals and entities allegedly involved in espionage, collaboration with cybercriminals (including ties to Lumma Stealer), and infrastructure attacks — notably an attack on Poland’s energy grid — and include sanctions on a Russian messaging app and warnings about router-targeting activity.