Svoboda Cybersecurity Brief July 07, 2025
Jul 07, 2025Russian Hacker Sentenced to 16 Years for Critical Infrastructure Cyberattacks
A Russian court sentenced Andrei Smirnov to 16 years in a high-security penal colony for conducting cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, allegedly under Ukrainian intelligence orders. Smirnov was arrested in October 2023 and charged with treason for his involvement with a pro-Ukrainian hacker group.
Source: DataBreaches.net
FSB Detains Siberian Hackers Linked to Ukrainian Cyber Espionage
Russia’s FSB arrested two hackers in Siberia for allegedly targeting governmental, industrial, and financial systems under Ukrainian intelligence directives. The primary suspect, a 36-year-old from Kemerovo, used encrypted messengers to coordinate attacks.
Source: DataBreaches.net
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