Russia
Nation-state Active
- Mentions
- 6
- First seen
- 25 Jun 2026
- Last seen
- 13 Jul 2026
Relevant to you · Relevant
- Threat focus:
- espionage / apt
- Sector / region:
- ManufacturingDACH
Origin
Unattributed
Sources
inferred Confidence high
Profile
Russia is a state-sponsored threat actor that conducts cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, as warned by the US and allies. Russia uses social engineering to compromise messaging accounts and engages in espionage, such as spying on NATO transport routes using hacked cameras. The threat persists for countries including Switzerland. The US offers bounties for Russian hackers following attacks on Signal.
Targeted sectors
Communication ServicesCommunicationsTechnologyDefenseGovernmentcritical infrastructuredefensetransportationcommunicationgovernmentCritical InfrastructureTransportation
Targeted regions
EuropeEastern EuropeNorth America
Targeted countries
SwitzerlandUkraineUnited StatesUSUSA
Activity (8 weeks)
Recent activity
- Weak Security Continues to Fuel Russian Cyberattacks darkreading
- US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks BleepingComputer
- Spionageaktion: Nato-Transportwege mit gehackten Kameras ausgespäht Golem.de - Security
- Nach Signal-Attacken: USA bieten üppiges Kopfgeld für russische Hacker Golem.de - Security
- Russia used social engineering to breach prominent messaging accounts, Ukraine says The Record from Recorded Future News
- «Sicherheit Schweiz 2026»: Keine Entwarnung für die Schweiz News Service Bund