German intelligence says Russian GRU group behind NATO, EU cyberattacks – Safety

Germany’s home intelligence company has warned in opposition to a cyber group belonging to Russian navy intelligence (GRU) Unit 29155, saying it has carried out cyberattacks in opposition to NATO and EU nations. 

In a put up on social media platform X, the Bundesverfassungsschutz mentioned it was issuing the warning in opposition to the group often known as UNC2589 alongside the FBI, U.S. cybersecurity company CISA, the NSA and additional worldwide companions.

The warning comes at a time of heightened anxiousness in Europe over suspected Russian hackers and spies since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Earlier this yr, Berlin accused Russia of a slew of cyberattacks on Germany’s governing Social Democrats in addition to corporations within the logistics, defence, aerospace and IT sectors.

In its warning, the intelligence company mentioned the group, also referred to as Cadet Blizzard or Ember Bear, conducts actions for the aim of espionage and sabotage that usually contain defacing web sites and publishing stolen information.

The GRU unit to which it belongs is understood for its suspected involvement within the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain in 2018, in accordance with the company.