Division A Natural personsF1

Date of birth: 4 October 1983

Place of birth: Shandong Province, China

Address: Room 1102, Guanfu Mansion, 46 Xinkai Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, China

Nationality: Chinese

Gender: male

Gao Qiang is involved in ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ , a series of cyber-attacks with a significant effect originating from outside the Union and constituting an external threat to the Union or its Member States and of cyber-attacks with a significant effect against third States.

‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ has targeted information systems of multinational companies in six continents, including companies located in the Union, and gained unauthorised access to commercially sensitive data, resulting in significant economic loss.

The actor publicly known as ‘ APT10 ’ ( ‘ Advanced Persistent Threat 10 ’ ) (a.k.a. ‘ Red Apollo ’ , ‘ CVNX ’ , ‘ Stone Panda ’ , ‘ MenuPass ’ and ‘ Potassium ’ ) carried out ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ .

Gao Qiang can be linked to APT10, including through his association with APT10 command and control infrastructure. Moreover, Huaying Haitai, an entity designated for providing support to and facilitating ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ , employed Gao Qiang. He has links with Zhang Shilong, who is also designated in connection with ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ . Gao Qiang is therefore associated with both Huaying Haitai and Zhang Shilong.

Date of birth: 10 September 1981

Place of birth: China

Address: Hedong, Yuyang Road No 121, Tianjin, China

Nationality: Chinese

Gender: male

Zhang Shilong is involved in ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ , a series of cyber-attacks with a significant effect originating from outside the Union and constituting an external threat to the Union or its Member States and of cyber-attacks with a significant effect against third States.

‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ has targeted information systems of multinational companies in six continents, including companies located in the Union, and gained unauthorised access to commercially sensitive data, resulting in significant economic loss.

The actor publicly known as ‘ APT10 ’ ( ‘ Advanced Persistent Threat 10 ’ ) (a.k.a. ‘ Red Apollo ’ , ‘ CVNX ’ , ‘ Stone Panda ’ , ‘ MenuPass ’ and ‘ Potassium ’ ) carried out ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ .

Zhang Shilong can be linked to APT10, including through the malware he developed and tested in connection with the cyber-attacks carried out by APT10. Moreover, Huaying Haitai, an entity designated for providing support to and facilitating ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ , employed Zhang Shilong. He has links with Gao Qiang, who is also designated in connection with ‘ Operation Cloud Hopper ’ . Zhang Shilong is therefore associated with both Huaying Haitai and Gao Qiang.

Алексей Валерьевич МИНИН

Date of birth: 27 May 1972

Place of birth: Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)

Passport number: 120017582

Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Validity: from 17 April 2017 until 17 April 2022

Location: Moscow, Russian Federation

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Alexey Minin took part in an attempted cyber-attack with a potentially significant effect against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands.

As a human intelligence support officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Alexey Minin was part of a team of four Russian military intelligence officers who attempted to gain unauthorised access to the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW in The Hague, the Netherlands, in April 2018. The attempted cyber-attack was aimed at hacking into the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW, which, if successful, would have compromised the security of the network and the OPCW’s ongoing investigatory work. The Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) (Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst – MIVD) disrupted the attempted cyber-attack, thereby preventing serious damage to the OPCW.

Алексей Сергеевич МОРЕНЕЦ

Date of birth: 31 July 1977

Place of birth: Murmanskaya Oblast, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)

Passport number: 100135556

Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Validity: from 17 April 2017 until 17 April 2022

Location: Moscow, Russian Federation

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Aleksei Morenets took part in an attempted cyber-attack with a potentially significant effect against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands.

As a cyber-operator for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Aleksei Morenets was part of a team of four Russian military intelligence officers who attempted to gain unauthorised access to the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW in The Hague, the Netherlands, in April 2018. The attempted cyber-attack was aimed at hacking into the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW, which, if successful, would have compromised the security of the network and the OPCW’s ongoing investigatory work. The Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) (Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst – MIVD) disrupted the attempted cyber-attack, thereby preventing serious damage to the OPCW.

Евгений Михайлович СЕРЕБРЯКОВ

Date of birth: 26 July 1981

Place of birth: Kursk, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)

Passport number: 100135555

Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Validity: from 17 April 2017 until 17 April 2022

Location: Moscow, Russian Federation

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Evgenii Serebriakov took part in an attempted cyber-attack with a potentially significant effect against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands.

As a cyber-operator for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Evgenii Serebriakov was part of a team of four Russian military intelligence officers who attempted to gain unauthorised access to the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW in The Hague, the Netherlands, in April 2018. The attempted cyber-attack was aimed at hacking into the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW, which, if successful, would have compromised the security of the network and the OPCW’s ongoing investigatory work. The Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) (Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst – MIVD) disrupted the attempted cyber-attack, thereby preventing serious damage to the OPCW.

Олег Михайлович СОТНИКОВ

Date of birth: 24 August 1972

Place of birth: Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)

Passport number: 120018866

Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Validity: from 17 April 2017 until 17 April 2022

Location: Moscow, Russian Federation

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Oleg Sotnikov took part in an attempted cyber-attack with a potentially significant effect against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in the Netherlands.

As a human intelligence support officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Oleg Sotnikov was part of a team of four Russian military intelligence officers who attempted to gain unauthorised access to the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW in The Hague, the Netherlands, in April 2018. The attempted cyber-attack was aimed at hacking into the Wi-Fi network of the OPCW, which, if successful, would have compromised the security of the network and the OPCW’s ongoing investigatory work. The Netherlands Defence Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) (Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst – MIVD) disrupted the attempted cyber-attack, thereby preventing serious damage to the OPCW.

Дмитрий Сергеевич БАДИН

Date of birth: 15 November 1990

Place of birth: Kursk, Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Dmitry Badin took part in a cyber-attack with a significant effect against the German federal parliament (Deutscher Bundestag).

As a military intelligence officer of the 85th Main Centre for Special Services (GTsSS) of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Dmitry Badin was part of a team of Russian military intelligence officers which conducted a cyber-attack against the German federal parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) in April and May 2015. This cyber-attack targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its operation for several days. A significant amount of data was stolen and the email accounts of several MPs as well as of Chancellor Angela Merkel were affected.

Игорь Олегович КОСТЮКОВ

Date of birth: 21 February 1961

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Igor Kostyukov is the current Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), where he previously served as First Deputy Head. One of the units under his command is the 85th Main Centre for Special Services (GTsSS), also known as ‘ military unit 26165 ’ (industry nicknames: ‘ APT28 ’ , ‘ Fancy Bear ’ , ‘ Sofacy Group ’ , ‘ Pawn Storm ’ and ‘ Strontium ’ ).

In this capacity, Igor Kostyukov is responsible for cyber-attacks carried out by the GTsSS, including those with a significant effect constituting an external threat to the Union or its Member States.

In particular, military intelligence officers of the GTsSS took part in the cyber-attack against the German federal parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) which took place in April and May 2015 and the attempted cyber-attack aimed at hacking into the Wi-Fi network of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands in April 2018.

The cyber-attack against the German federal parliament targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its operation for several days. A significant amount of data was stolen and email accounts of several MPs as well as of Chancellor Angela Merkel were affected.