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Homeland Security

US, UK Expose Ongoing Russian Global Cyber Campaign

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 1st, 2021

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US, UK Expose Ongoing Russian Global Cyber Campaign

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Russia’s military intelligence is carrying out a two-year-old cyber campaign that is largely targeted against government and private sector entities in the U.S. and Europe, including military organizations and defense contractors, a joint U.S. and United Kingdom advisory warns. The Cybersecurity Advisory describes the tactics, techniques and procedures used by the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center in targeting hundreds of entities through “brute force” to gain access to government and private sector networks.…

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