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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Russia’s FSB protected Evil Corp gang that carried out Nato cyber-attacks

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Evil Corp carried out cyber-attacks against undisclosed Nato nations, alongside criminal activities such as deploying ransomware. Photograph: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek/Getty Images

A prolific Russian cybercriminal gang carried out attacks against Nato countries at the behest of state intelligence services and used family links with Russia’s domestic spy agency to protect its members after being targeted by US authorities, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency.

The dramatically named Evil Corp group had an unusually close relationship with the Russian state, said the NCA.

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