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Russia's FSB malign cyber activity: factsheet

This factsheet outlines malign cyber activity that the UK government attributes to the Russian state.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 5 April 2022
• Last updated: 7 December 2023
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  1. 7 December 2023

     Updated to reflect the attribution of this activity and the related FSB structures involved in it.

  2. 5 April 2022

     First published.

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Russia is one of the world’s most prolific cyber actors and dedicates significant resource into conducting cyber operations around the globe.

The UK government has publicly attributed malign cyber activity to parts of 3 Russian Intelligence services including the Federal Security Service (FSB).

Find out more in the related press releases:

• 24 March 2022: UK exposes Russian spy agency behind cyber incidents
• 7 December 2023: UK exposes attempted Russian cyber interference in politics and democratic processes