FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and international allies in publishing the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) “Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Infrastructure” to detail malicious activity used for the purposes of espionage, sabotage, and reputational harm since at least 2020.
The authoring agencies assess cyber actors affiliated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (Unit 29155) are responsible for the malicious activity. The report includes recommended mitigations to improve cybersecurity posture.