Finland confirms APT31 hackers behind 2021 parliament breach

The Finnish Police confirmed that the APT31 group, linked to China’s Ministry of State Security, was behind a 2020–2021 breach of the Finnish Parliament that accessed multiple email accounts; a joint investigation identified a suspect and uncovered a complex criminal infrastructure. The report also notes coordinated international actions—OFAC and the UK sanctioned operatives and front companies, the U.S. Justice Department charged multiple individuals, and the State Department offered rewards—while summarizing APT31’s prior espionage and targeting of government and critical infrastructure.