The Evolution of Russian Physical-Cyber Espionage

The Evolution of Russian Physical-Cyber Espionage By Ryan Slaney · October 6, 2025 Russian state-sponsored cyber operations, primarily those conducted by hackers belonging to its Main Intelligence Directorate GRU, also known as APT28, have long combined digital intrusions with physical tradecraft...

Fancy Bear Targets Sporting, Anti-Doping Orgs As 2020 Olympics Loom

At least 16 anti-doping authorities and sporting organizations around the world have been hit by cyberattacks as the world begins to gear up for the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, which kick off July 2020. The attacks, which began Sept. 16, have been linked to infamous Russian threat group Fancy Bea...

A Slice of 2017 Sofacy Activity

Sofacy, also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Tsar Team, is a highly active and prolific APT. From their high volume 0day deployment to their innovative and broad malware set, Sofacy is one of the top groups that we monitor, report, and protect against. 2017 was not any different in this regard. O...