Cyber warfare

Ukraine intelligence leaks names of 620 alleged Russian FSB agents

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Intelligence leaked personal data belonging to 620 alleged Russian FSB agents.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Intelligence has leaked the alleged personal data of 620 Russian FSB officers.

Personal details leaked by the Ukrainian body include names, phone numbers, addresses, vehicle license plates, SIM cards, date and location of birth, signatures, and passport numbers.

The list was shared on the official website of the Directorate of Intelligence, the Ukrainian Directorate states that “employees of the FSB of Russia involved in the criminal activities of the aggressor-state in Europe.” According to the announcement, all the officers included in the list are registered as residents in Moscow, st. Bolshaya Lubyanka, which is the headquarters of the FSB.

The announcement of the leak also states that “Every European should know their names!”

At this time it is impossible to determine the authenticity of the data published by the Ukrainian government.

Andrew Barratt, vice president at cybersecurity advisory services, Coalfire told Infosecurity that the leak could provide Putin with false flag cover to target unfaithful Russian intelligent agents.

“There is a potential now for escalation against the Russian FSB agents whose data has been leaked, also demonstrating the asymmetry that can be established by aggressively targeted cyber-attacks.” said Barratt.

“Barratt warned that the apparent leakage of FSB officers’ personal data could provide Russia with “false flag cover” and give the Putin administration an excuse for domestic action taken against FSB members who may have been sympathetic to the Ukrainian cause.” reported Infosecurity.

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Pierluigi Paganini

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Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.

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