Targeting of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign
Date of report
  • April 2017
Affiliations
  • Believed to be the work of APT 28
A threat actor targeted the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. The U.S. National Security Agency has confirmed that it believes Russia was responsible.
Suspected victims
  • Emmanuel Macron's 2017 presidential election campaign
Suspected state sponsor
  • Russian Federation
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Suspected state sponsor response