Category: Russian intelligence

4 US Black Nationalists Charged With Conspiring With Russian Intelligence in ‘Malign Influence Campaign’

April 19, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged three Russian nationals and four U.S. citizens connected to black nationalist movements with taking part in a malign influence campaign in the U.S. on behalf of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) intelligence agency. The four U.S. citizens charged are Omali Yeshitela, Penny Joanne Hess, Jesse Nevel, and Augustus…

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UK Sanctions 7 Russian Intelligence Agents Over Navalny Poisoning

August 20, 2021
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LONDON—Britain on Friday slapped sanctions on seven men it said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. It also issued a joint statement together with the United States warning Russia over chemical weapons. It did not outline any specific new actions taken by Washington but again condemned what it…

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Hackers Behind SolarWinds Attack Target 150 Organizations In New Cyber Campaign

May 28, 2021
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Microsoft said the hackers behind the SolarWinds cyberattack have launched a fresh campaign targeting over 150 government agencies, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations. The Russian-based hacking group, which goes by various names including Nobelium, launched the new attack after gaining access to an email marketing service used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),…

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