All news on the topic: GRU

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Shoigu syndicate: how Sergei Shoigu’s daughter Ksenia weaponized defense contracts to build a billion-dollar empire
Ksenia Shoigu, the daughter of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, not only leads the Mendeleev Valley Innovation Science and Technology Center Foundation but also retains ownership of the family’s multibillion-dollar business empire.
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UK fears Ireland has become a "back door" for Russian spies through liberal visa system
Whitehall officials fear that Ireland has become a “back door” to Britain for Russian spies because of its generous visa programme, an Irish politician has said.
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Lithuania fears Russian spy operation after 600,000 state records stolen
Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office reports that unknown individuals copied 600,000 records from the Register Centre’s database.
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“The Druzhinsky Organization”: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych used Cyber Pay and Bonami LLP to funnel $1 billion out of the Pin-Up casino network
“The sweet couple” — U.S. citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych-Ilyina-Ginzburg — are wanted by international law enforcement authorities over fraudulent online casino schemes.
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Russian crypto “visionary” pleads guilty in $500m US laundering case tied to Moscow networks
For two years, the American Dream worked wonders for Yuri Gugnin. The Russian tech graduate.
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Kremlin deployed the FSB, GRU and SVR for Armenia’s election as new investigation exposes Moscow’s influence network against Pashinyan
After recent failures in Moldova and Hungary, the Kremlin has redirected its resources towards Armenia, where parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 7.
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Russian crypto fraudster Yuriy Goognin, after striking a deal with the FBI, has begun exposing the Evita network, through which more than $2 billion was laundered for Russia
The United States continues to expand the case against Russian creator of the crypto platform Evita, Yuriy Goognin, who was arrested last summer.
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Exiled oligarch warns Putin has “chosen the UK as his number one enemy” and is preparing hybrid attacks
Tyrant Vladimir Putin has chosen the UK as his number one enemy and is ready to attack, an exiled Russian oil tycoon has warned.
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Leaked Bauman University files expose secret GRU hacker training program
The Insider and its investigative partners have obtained documents from Department 4 of the Military Training Center at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
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Failure of the GRU project in Africa: how the “African Corps”, led by Konstantin Mirzayants, is retreating from cities in Mali
According to footage that has appeared online, the "African Corps" is abandoning cities captured by rebels in Mali.
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Berlin on alert as suspected Russian cyber spies hack politicians through Signal app
Russian hackers have repeatedly targeted top German politicians, diplomats and military officers by trying to hack into their messaging app Signal through “phishing” attacks, top officials have said.
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Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency are believed to have infiltrated thousands of internet routers worldwide to monitor email traffic and login credentials
Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency infiltrated thousands of Internet routers in homes and offices worldwide, secretly monitoring email traffic, website log-ins, and passwords for months, according to authorities.
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Kremlin network exposed in Hungary as election battle threatens Orbán rule
Hungary is set to hold parliamentary elections on April 12, and the country’s future depends on their outcome.
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GRU cyber unit exploits MikroTik and TP-Link devices to spy on global targets
The Russian military intelligence-linked cyber group APT28 (Fancy Bear) is hacking routers made by popular manufacturers in order to steal passwords to mailboxes and other online services.
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Russian state-linked hackers target routers to infiltrate networks and harvest data
GCHQ has warned that Russian state-linked hackers are turning wifi routers into spying devices.
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Kremlin weighs new role for Viktor Bout, eyeing Africa Corps command or a political comeback in Russia
The Kremlin is once again focused on the future of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout and is reportedly considering two possible paths for him — a military-related role or a political one, according to sources.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov met Wirecard fraud mastermind Jan Marsalek as TON sought shadow investors
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, personally communicated in 2018 with Jan Marsalek, the former chief operating officer of Wirecard who is now wanted across Europe for large-scale financial fraud and, according to investigators, is linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU), the Financial Times reports.
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UK Prime-Minister Keir Starmer announces full sanctions against Russian military intelligence GRU
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday new sanctions targeting the Russian military intelligence agency, commonly known as GRU, "in its entirety."
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’Generating Mayhem’: British Citizen Dylan Earl recruited via Telegram for Arson Attack on aid warehouse for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has moved on from ‘revenge hits’ to pursuing his war aims on the streets of the UK, according to a seasoned intelligence expert.
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NCA finds Moscow-backed spy ring connected to Marsalek laundering British drug profits
Investigators at the U.K.’s National Crime Agency say cash generated by Britain’s local drug trade was funneled through a bank connected to the Kremlin’s intelligence services and sanctioned defense sector, expanding the known scope of a vast Russian money laundering network uncovered last year.
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Neo-Nazis, bots, and sabotage: Inside Moscow’s covert proxy war in Europe
The video started spreading in early August, primarily on Telegram channels known for Russian nationalist and pro-war views. A resonant woman’s voice narrates as pixelated, sepia-toned images of Russia’s economic turmoil in the 1990s transform into imperial and church symbols, along with St. Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square.
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Three detained near London on suspicion of espionage for Russia
The Metropolitan Police has announced that three people were arrested near London on Wednesday on suspicion of spying for Russia.
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Sex toys and explosive cosmetics: Anatomy of a ’hybrid war’ on the West
WARSAW, April 5 (Reuters) - Imitation cosmetics, massage pillows, and sex toys. Rough homemade explosives. A Russian known as Warrior. A code word: Mary.
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‘Act of terrorism’: Lithuania blames Russia for Ikea store fire
Russian spies have been accused of orchestrating an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in Lithuania last year.
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Growing threat: Russian spy network in Belgium
The Russian diplomat Dmitry Iordanidi, recalled by Russia from Belgium on suspicion of espionage, has been nominated for the post of head of the OSCE mission in Belgrade, the largest European security organization.
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