It wasn’t just the Skripals—Russia’s covert attacks spanned years and continents, UK intelligence reveals
British findings show how Moscow weaponized disinfo, cyberwar, and assassination at scale.
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Inside Russia’s secret digital war on NATO’s logistics lifeline to Ukraine
A report reveals the scope of a three-year-long cyber campaign: infiltrators gained long-term access using spearphishing and known software flaws.
Putin’s hackers had priorities: First the hookers, then maybe Ukraine — leaked chats reveal
Putin’s plan for Ukraine included tanks on the ground and hackers in the network. The tanks rolled in. The Insider reveals why the hackers didn’t.
Russians hacked border cameras to spy on Ukraine-bound aid
UK’s NCSC confirms 10,000 surveillance systems compromised, mostly in Ukraine and Romania, to spy on Western supplies.
UK tech is protecting Ukrainian drones from Russian hackers in real-time
Advanced anti-malware technology tracks drone behavior and flags deviations from normal operations.
Ukrainian hackers destroy oil industry provider’s servers in second major Russian infrastructure attack this month
Moscow-based internet provider CWN's servers were wiped out by VO Team just days after their attack on Megaseti in Vladimir, expanding Ukraine's cyber warfare beyond military targets to strategic economic infrastructure.
UK intel: Russia’s GRU unit known for sabotage, assassination attempts in EU responsible for cyberattacks aiding Ukraine invasion
The UK links Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 to cyber operations supporting the Ukraine invasion, including WhisperGate, and sabotage, espionage, and assassination attempts across Europe.
Ukrainian, French cyber experts disable Russian hacker infrastructure during “EndGame” international operation
The Office of the Prosecutor General, together with Ukrainian, US, French, Dutch, British, and German agencies, has dismantled…
Germany says Russia behind massive cyberattack last year after Berlin decided to send Ukraine tanks
Germany concluded a probe into Russia's 2023 cyberattack, with the German FM stating it "was a state-sponsored Russian cyber-attack on Germany" and this "will have consequences.”
SBU blocks batch of drone and missile components destined for Russia
SBU cyber experts engaged in systematic efforts to block supply chains of components for Russian drones and missiles, undermining Russia's military production.
LRT: Pro-Russian cyber group targets Lithuanian military system
The Lithuanian Armed Forces detected a suspicious login to its critical ILIAS military system, LRT reported.
Intel: Ukrainian cyberattack cripples Russian drone control system
Russian troops lost manual override for DJI drones after Ukrainian cyberattacks crashed key servers linked to custom friend-or-foe recognition software.
Ukrainian cyberattack disrupts Russian MoD server
The cyber operation halted the information exchange between the Russian Ministry of Defense units using the Moscow-based server.
Massive cyber attack hits Ukrainian e-services
On 25 January, cyberattacks targeted Ukrainian e-services including national gas supplier Naftogaz, postal service Ukrposhta, and Shliakh border crossing system.
Ukraine’s military intelligence seizes classified data from Russian drone manufacturer
This database, estimated to be worth $1.5 billion, includes documentation on 194 inventory items: blueprints, technical tasks, patents, software, etc.
Ukrainian hackers’ cyber attack on biggest enterprise management system results in million-dollar losses for Russia
Ukrainian hackers' cyber attack on biggest enterprise management system results in million-dollar losses for Russia.
Ukrainian hackers target Russia’s water supply company
The Ukrainian Blackjack hacker group launched a cyberattack against Rosvodokanal, Russia's largest private water supply company, as "revenge for the attack on Kyivstar."
UK accuses Russia’s FSB of years-long cyber attacks
The NCSC identifies Star Blizzard as likely part of Russia’s FSB, engaged in cyber-attacks since 2015. Activities include spear-phishing UK MPs, leaking 2019 election documents, and targeting key institutions like the Institute for Statecraft.
Bloomberg: Russia steps up cyberattacks to disrupt Ukraine’s key services
Ukraine recorded nearly 4,000 cyber incidents from January 2022 to September 2023, with most coming from Russia, according to government data seen by Bloomberg.
UK to harden Ukraine’s cyber defenses against Russian attacks on critical infrastructure
The UK will give a major boost to Ukrainian cyber defenses as Ukraine mounts a counteroffensive, according to…