Cybersecurity – The EU sanctions several private cyber offensive ecosystem actors (March 17, 2026)

At the March 16th Foreign Affairs Council meeting held in Brussels, member states adopted new listings under the European Union (EU) cyber sanctions regime. Today, the EU is imposing these restrictive measures on the private cyber offensive ecosystem that equips the malicious actors targeting France and Europe.

Among the new entities listed are the private Iranian company Emennet Pasargad, which conducted cyberattacks and information manipulation campaigns in France against the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The EU also listed Integrity Technology Group and Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd, two private Chinese companies that have conducted cyberattacks in Europe, as well as two individuals associated with these companies.

These five additions join the list of 21 entities and individuals that have been sanctioned thus far by the EU under its cyber sanctions regime. These measures will institute an asset freeze and a travel ban that prohibits those targeted from entering the EU.
In keeping with the implementation of the new French national cybersecurity strategy, France is committed to using all the levers at its disposal at both the national and European levels in order to combat impunity and force the adversaries targeting us in cyberspace to pay the price, together with our partners and in accordance with the UN Framework of Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace.

France will continue working with the UK to bolster efforts made through the Pall Mall Process to combat the proliferation and irresponsible use of tools developed by the cyber offensive industry.