"Finnish Lawmakers' Emails Hacked in Suspected Espionage Incident"

Email accounts belonging to Finnish lawmakers were accessed by hackers during a cyberattack on the Finnish Parliament's IT system. A statement released by Tero Muurman, the inspector at the National Bureau of Investigation, revealed that the malicious actors behind the suspected espionage operation were able to obtain information to benefit a foreign state or to inflict harm to Finland. The exact number of lawmakers impacted by this attack remains unclear. However, multiple persons are claimed to have been targeted by the attackers in the incident. The Speaker of Finland's Parliament stresses that the incident is an attack against Finland's democracy. This article continues to discuss the cyberattack faced by the Finnish Parliament and other incidents in which nation-state hackers have targeted national legislatures. 

CyberScoop reports "Finnish Lawmakers' Emails Hacked in Suspected Espionage Incident"