Spies, Malware, and Blackouts: EU Blames Secret FSB Unit for Decade of Cyber Sabotage

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What the source reports

The EU and Britain have unmasked a specialized Russian intelligence unit behind a decade of cyber-espionage, revealing a foiled winter plot to cut power to 500,000 people and exposing the Kremlin’s deep ties to criminal hacking syndicates.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · July 14, 2026

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