SSU and FBI Uncover Russian Cyber Espionage Operation Against Officials and Military Personnel

(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), working jointly with the FBI, has formally exposed a sustained Russian intelligence campaign targeting the messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists across Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. The operation is ongoing. The goal isn’t disruption; it’s intelligence collection. “Cyber ​​experts of the Security Service of Ukraine together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation exposed Russian special services in systematic cyberattacks on messengers of officials, military personnel, politicians and activists from Ukraine, Europe and the USA.” read the alert by SSU. “The purpose of these ‘hacks’ is to gain access to sensitive information of a military, political and economic nature that was exchanged between users, as well as to steal their personal data.” – SSU and FBI Uncover Russian Cyber Espionage Operation Against Officials and Military Personnel