Russians accused of hacking border security to disrupt aid into Ukraine

Russia tried to hack into border security cameras to spy on and disrupt the flow of western aid entering Ukraine, the UK's intelligence services and its allies have claimed.

- Daniel Boffey

A unit of Russia's military intelligence services is accused of targeting organisations delivering "foreign assistance" by hacking into cameras at crossings and railway stations and near military installations.

GRU Unit 26165 is also accused of sending phishing emails containing pornography and fake professional information and obtaining stolen account passwords to get into systems.

It was claimed the unit - also known as APT 28 and Fancy Bear - has conducted the malicious cyber campaign against public and private organisations of Nato members since 2022.

In its advisory note, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre - part of GCHQ - called on private companies involved in the delivery of aid to "take immediate action to protect themselves".