Unit 26165 has been accused of disrupting foreign aid to Ukraine by targeting ports and transport hubs, according to the British government, while the French government attributed cyber attacks during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris to this unit.
Unit 29155 is alleged to have deployed a wiper malware named “WhisperGate” on over 70 Ukrainian government systems before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sanctions announced on Friday targeted spies responsible for infecting Yulia Skripal’s phone with malware five years before the 2018 nerve agent Novichok attack attempt against her and her father, former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, England.
The FCDO reported that Russia has targeted media outlets, telecoms providers, political institutions, and energy infrastructure in the U.K.
NATO allies issued a statement supporting the U.K., saying: “We strongly condemn Russia’s malicious cyber activities, which constitute a threat to Allied security” and “we stand in solidarity” with the U.K.’s actions.
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