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Benedict Collins

Russian espionage mission to subvert Ukrainian conscription uncovered by Google TAG

The Civil Defense logo.

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), alongside Mandiant, has released findings on what it suspects is a Russian espionage and influence campaign designed to demotivate Ukrainian soldiers and infect devices with malware.

The group has been labeled UNC5812, and established themselves as an anti-conscription group called ‘Civil Defense’ that offered apps and software to allow would-be conscripts to view real-time locations of Ukrainian military recruiters.

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