Notorious Russian military intelligence unit carrying out cyber attacks on Western countries, agencies warn

A notorious unit of Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU) is carrying out #CyberAttacks against #CriticalInfrastructure in NATO and EU countries, as well as Ukraine, Western intelligence agencies warned on Sept. 5.

#GRU Unit 29155 is believed to be responsible for a number of physical attacks in Western countries, including the poisoning of former double agent Sergei #Skripal in the U.K. in 2018 and the ammunition warehouse explosions in #Czechia in 2014.

The unit is also responsible for an attempted #coup in #Montenegro and a political #destabilization campaign in #Moldova.

Western intelligence agencies have now uncovered that this unit has a powerful cyber arm and that it has been carrying out attacks since 2020.

https://kyivindependent.com/notorious-russian-military-intelligence-unit-carrying-out-cyber-attacks-on-western-countries-agencies-warn/

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