Russian hacker group terrorizes British politicians and activists – media

Russian hacker group Cold River is behind a massive campaign to gather information about politicians, activists, academics, the military and journalists in the UK. Reuters writes about it.

The National Cyber ​​Security Center, part of the British intelligence agency GCHQ, has reportedly said that Cold River is examining people who have become targets. Hackers impersonate other users by using fake email addresses and social media profiles.

“There is usually some correspondence between the attacker and the target, sometimes over a long period of time, as the attacker establishes an affinity,” the report says.

According to journalists, the center did not directly attribute the hacker attacks to the Russian government. The Russian Embassy in London did not answer journalists’ questions on this matter.

The material also states that after contacting the target, Cold River hackers encouraged the victim to click on a malicious link that tricked the victim into entering login credentials on a group-controlled website.

The material states that hackers used the stolen credentials to log into the victim’s email accounts to gain access to the mail.

Journalists say that after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Cold River stepped up its campaign against Kiev’s partners. According to experts, the Russian government is the world leader in hacking and uses cyber espionage against foreign governments. But Moscow has consistently denied that it conducts hacking operations.

Previously Focus He wrote that journalists have already reported on the attack of Russian hackers on American nuclear facilities. Experts were able to trace the whereabouts of one of the members of one of the hacker groups. Apparently the Russian lives in Syktyvkar.

It is also reported that Russian experts say that hackers will attack the Russian Federation 300% more often. Cybersecurity experts softly hint at “Ukrainian cyber activists”.