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Volkov attack signals Russia’s return to cold war-era spying in Europe

Defence experts say Moscow is rapidly improving its intelligence operations after Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - UK

Russian military botnet discovered on 1000+ compromised routers — FBI deactivated Moobot by taking control of impacted routers

A GRU botnet using Moobot was installed on unsecured routers (including those belonging to many homes and small businesses) with default admin passwords.

Tom’s Hardware

US crimefighters shut down botnet used by Russian Fancy Bear hackers

DoJ expels Fancy Bear out of hundreds of routers which were used for attacks against Ukraine.

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Russia-linked hackers claim cyberattack on Ukraine’s mobile networks: ‘Be prepared’

Putin-backed hackers warn other offices helping Ukrainian Armed Forces after knocking out Kyivstar’s connection

The Independent UK

Scores wounded in Russian strikes on Kyiv and Odesa as Ukraine seeks more aid from Europe

A barrage of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv on Wednesday, wounding more than 50 people, and dozens of drones targeted Odesa on Thursday, wounding more than 10, said Ukrainian officials, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought more military support in Europe after a trip to Washington secured no new pledges.

France 24

Giuliani ally in Ukraine charged with treason

Oleksandr Dubinsky has branded the investigation a ‘political persecution’

The Independent UK

Swedish court acquits Russian-born businessman of spying for Moscow

A Russian-born Swedish businessman has been acquitted of collecting information for Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU, for almost a decade

The Independent UK

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Notorious Russian general, master spy duo organise in Africa after Prigozhin’s demise

In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to Africa. The two are increasingly seen as the main organisers of the post-Prigozhin era of Russian relationships with Africa following the Wagner Group chief’s demise in…

France 24

Swedish citizen goes on trial on charges of collecting information for Russia

The trial has opened in Stockholm of a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for the Russian military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade

The Independent UK

Sweden charges man arrested last year in predawn raid with spying for Russia

A Russian-born Swedish citizen has been charged with collecting information for Russia's military intelligence service GRU for almost a decade

The Independent UK

Prigozhin's death: Show of strength or admission of weakness for Putin?

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, was on board a plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday, leaving no survivors, according to Russian media reports. While many details are yet to be confirmed, many Russia watchers wonder how and why Prigozhin survived so long after his June 23 mutiny…

France 24

Former MI6 spy chief says all signs suggest Wagner boss Prigozhin was ‘taken out’ by Putin

Second former intelligence officer suggested a bomb in a ‘wine crate’ may have downed the jet

The Independent UK

Russia turning to sleeper cells and unofficial agents

Moscow has turned to riskier methods of espionage after expulsion of spies it had placed under diplomatic cover in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Inside chilling home of Wagner boss - alligator, disguises and severed heads

The former ally of Vladimir Putin staged an armed revolt against the Kremlin regime a few weeks ago but was forced to abandon his plotted coup and go into hiding

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The Independent UK

Cop, father, traitor, spy: How Robert Hanssen’s pious life masked a career of treason

The arrest of traitor FBI agent Robert Hanssen devastated US intelligence agencies, raising more than a few questions about how he’d sold secrets for more than two decades. The spy met his inglorious end in a Colorado jail cell this week - but his brazen path of treason remains a…

The Guardian - UK

Is Russia spying more – or are more spies just being caught?

Expulsion of diplomats amid Ukraine war has limited Russia’s options, with west’s focus now turning to deep-cover ‘illegals’

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s cyber warfare chief sent sex toys after his email is hacked

Ukrainian hackers broke into Sergey Morgachev's AliExpress account and ordered several sex toys and gay pride flags in his name in an "symbolic act of moral humiliation"

The Conversation

Russia's shadow war: Vulkan files leak show how Putin's regime weaponises cyberspace

Recent revelations about the close partnership between the Kremlin and NTC Vulkan, a Russian cybersecurity consultancy with links to the military, provide some rare insights into how the Putin regime weaponises cyberspace.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics

Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation

The Guardian - UK

US indicts alleged Russian spy who tried to infiltrate ICC in The Hague

Sergey Cherkasov studied in US under false identity and is accused of working for Russian intelligence

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's Chechen warlord ally 'seriously ill' amid fears of poisoning

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who has advocated using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, is rumoured to have been poisoned and is being treated in the United Arab Emirates

The Guardian - UK

German minister warns of ‘massive’ danger from Russian hackers

Nancy Faeser says Ukraine war has exacerbated German cybersecurity concerns

Asharq Al-Awsat

2 Swedes Get Lengthy Sentences in Russia Espionage Case

Two Iranian-born Swedish brothers were given lengthy prison sentences on Thursday for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade. The oldest of the two naturalized Swedes — Peyman Kia — was sentenced to life, while his younger brother, Payam Kia, was sentenced to nine years…

Reuters

Swedish prosecutors urge life sentence for man in Russia spy trial

Swedish prosecutors asked a court to sentence two brothers accused of spying on behalf of Russia to life and 12 years in prison, respectively, as the trial concluded on Monday.

Reuters

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

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