West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts After expulsion of hundreds of embassy-based spies, Kremlin is using riskier and less conventional methods The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024
Dawn Sturgess’s young daughter avoided Novichok poisoning by ‘pure chance’, family say Mother of nerve agent victim says fact her young child was not also killed is 'solace' for family The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry Former Russian spy says he ‘never thought the Russian regime would try to murder me in Great Britain’ The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024
UK ambulance services targeted by Russian hackers Group targets a key supplier to the crucial Ambulance Radio Programme The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024
Justice ‘highly unlikely’ over Salisbury novichok attack, says Theresa May Ahead of opening of inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess, former PM says attackers showed ‘utter recklessness’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024
UK facing heightened threat of ‘plot after plot’ from Iran, warns MI5 chief Ken McCallum says Russian intelligence agencies are also on a ‘sustained mission to generate mayhem on British and European streets’ with ‘arson, sabotage and more’ The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024
German intelligence accuses Russia’s GRU of cyberattacks on NATO, EU states BFV says infamous GRU Unit 29155 is running a cyber-group targeting critical infrastructure globally. Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2024
Russian hackers with military links charged after critical infrastructure attacks Investigators have linked cyber attacks to a unit of Russia’s armed forces. TechRadar · Sep 6, 2024
Polish Prosecutors Indict Russian-Spanish Man On Espionage Charges Russian-Spanish man indicted on espionage charges in Poland, suspected GRU agent, linked to Kremlin. Case raises concerns about foreign espionage activitie... Top News · Aug 14, 2024
Who is Pavel Rubtsov, the journalist released in Russia-West prisoner swap? Dual Russian-Spanish citizen was greeted by President Putin last week after spending years in a Polish jail. Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2024
Spanish journalist or Russian spy? The mystery around Pablo González's double life Among the Russians freed in this week's historic exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West was a Russian-born freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019 The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024
Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap While there is only one known assassin among them, all of the Russians exchanged in Thursday’s trade have unique, and in most cases, quite surreal, backstories, reports Justin Rohrlich The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024
Attacks on France's Infrastructure Highlight Modern World's Vulnerability Enjoy your conveniences. But don’t let yourself become helpless in their absence. Reason · Jul 31, 2024
Estonia convicts a university professor from Russia of spying for Moscow A university professor has been jailed in Estonia after being found guilty of spying for Russia The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024
Al Jazeera · May 29, 2024 As Ukraine war rages, Russia activates sabotage plans in Europe: Experts Russia is accused of putting into effect psychological, economic and military operations planned by the USSR.
The Independent UK · May 17, 2024 Putin is playing a game of thrones with his inner circle. And one man is rising in the shadows Sergei Borisovich Korolev, the first deputy director of the FSB, is said by European officials to have emerged a winner behind the scenes in the Russian president’s recent Kremlin reshuffle. Kim Sengupta reports
Reason · May 17, 2024 World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
Evening Standard · May 12, 2024 Vladimir Putin's Russian spies 'recruiting far-right activists to carry out terror attacks in UK' Britain has expelled dozens of Russian spies after the Salisbury poisonings in 2018.
The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2024 Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone strike injures three and sparks fire in Kharkiv A 13-year-old child and two women were struck by debris from downed drones; Lithuania rejects Russian claims of sabotage. What we know on day 801
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2024 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
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 16, 2024 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.
TechRadar · Feb 16, 2024 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.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 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
France 24 · Dec 14, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 Giuliani ally in Ukraine charged with treason Oleksandr Dubinsky has branded the investigation a ‘political persecution’