Hackare kopplade till rysk militär och spionbyråer har varit mycket aktiva de senaste månaderna för att samla in underrättelser som kan hjälpa Kremls krigsinsatser i Ukraina genom att försöka infiltrera NATO, USA och europeiska regeringsnätverk.
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Från CNN publicerad 7 december 2023.
One Russian hacking group targeted*the*Turkish*unit of*NATO’s*Rapid Deployable Corps,*forces*the alliance keeps on standby for war-fighting,*according*to US cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, which shared its findings exclusively with CNN.
Its unclear if the hackers successfully breached the NATO*forces; the alliance did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Another Russian group has targeted nearly two-dozen embassies in Kyiv over the last nine months, including the US embassy.
The hacking group –*which US officials say operates on behalf of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency – has targeted governments and critical infrastructure for secrets in at least 10 NATO countries in the last several months.
The Russian computer operatives are using some of the same techniques and software exploits to target Microsoft email servers and other tech infrastructure, suggesting they are at least somewhat effective.
Russian SVR-linked hacking group has also tried to infiltrate “prominent humanitarian organizations based in Ukraine,”
As a key conduit for delivering weapons and aid to Ukraine, Poland has*also*been a repeated target of Russian cyber-espionage throughout the war.
Also targeted “numerous” government agencies and private firms in Poland and elsewhere, “including those cooperating with the Polish Armed Forces,” Lt. Col. Przemysław Lipczyński
Officials and private cyber experts described to CNN multiple attempts in the last four months by Russian hackers to infiltrate Ukrainian battlefield communications.*That*included attempts to*hack the tablets*that Ukrainian commanders use for planning combat missions and targeting a software platform that Ukrainians use to track Russian forces.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/07/politics/russian-hackers-nato-forces-diplomats/index.html
( Är en lång artikel men postar några utvalda citat ur den )
Från CNN publicerad 7 december 2023.
One Russian hacking group targeted*the*Turkish*unit of*NATO’s*Rapid Deployable Corps,*forces*the alliance keeps on standby for war-fighting,*according*to US cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, which shared its findings exclusively with CNN.
Its unclear if the hackers successfully breached the NATO*forces; the alliance did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Another Russian group has targeted nearly two-dozen embassies in Kyiv over the last nine months, including the US embassy.
The hacking group –*which US officials say operates on behalf of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency – has targeted governments and critical infrastructure for secrets in at least 10 NATO countries in the last several months.
The Russian computer operatives are using some of the same techniques and software exploits to target Microsoft email servers and other tech infrastructure, suggesting they are at least somewhat effective.
Russian SVR-linked hacking group has also tried to infiltrate “prominent humanitarian organizations based in Ukraine,”
As a key conduit for delivering weapons and aid to Ukraine, Poland has*also*been a repeated target of Russian cyber-espionage throughout the war.
Also targeted “numerous” government agencies and private firms in Poland and elsewhere, “including those cooperating with the Polish Armed Forces,” Lt. Col. Przemysław Lipczyński
Officials and private cyber experts described to CNN multiple attempts in the last four months by Russian hackers to infiltrate Ukrainian battlefield communications.*That*included attempts to*hack the tablets*that Ukrainian commanders use for planning combat missions and targeting a software platform that Ukrainians use to track Russian forces.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/07/politics/russian-hackers-nato-forces-diplomats/index.html