Russian hacker group APT28 (also known as Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard, BlueDelta, and Swallowtail), linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence, carried out a successful cyberattack against a naval shipbuilding enterprise in a NATO country. The attackers gained access to the internal network and maintained a presence for at least two...
Russia expands its cyber war against Europe
From 24 to 26 August, Norway’s government digitalisation agency Digdir fended off a cyberattack that Norwegian officials described as the largest in recent months. The attack disrupted logins through ID-porten to dozens of government services, including MinID, Altinn and E-innsyn. According to Norwegian media, Digdir documents were also among the...
What threats does Russian hackers’ use of AI pose to Europe
The use of artificial intelligence in planning and carrying out cyberattacks takes them to a new level. It allows attackers to find ways around individual defensive mechanisms more quickly, automate intrusion, and run complex operations with a smaller team of skilled specialists. A telling example came on 27 August 2026,...