Now, clues uncovered by a researcher at cybersecurity firm Dragos and an FBI notification to hacking victims obtained by WIRED in July suggest a likely answer to the mystery of who was behind the intrusion: They appear to be Fancy Bear, a team of hackers working for Russia’s GRU. Also known as APT28, the group...
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What is Russia’s GRU?
(From Top World Intelligence Agencies) GRU’s stated mission is to supply military intelligence to the Russian president and government. Additional missions include ensuring Russia’s military, economic and technological security. GRU in the news: DNC Alleges Russia’s GRU Tried To Hack the Party After 2018 Election (01/24/2019) Russian Spy Chief Dies: Hacked the 2016 Election and Bungled an...
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Khashoggi Crisis War Drives Iran Off the Front Pages
Khashoggi’s Watch In a plot twist straight out of a Hollywood horror flick, Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch may have recorded his death. Khashoggi’s “interrogation, torture and killing were audio recorded and sent to both his phone and to iCloud,” Turkish media reported. U.S. intelligence agencies–probably the NSA–had advance notice of Saudi intentions to waylay Khashoggi at the Saudi...