Russia’s Most Notorious Special Forces Unit Now Has Its Own Cyber Warfare Team

Western governments have publicly attributed a hacker group variously called Cadet Blizzard, Bleeding Bear, or Greyscale to Russia’s military intelligence GRU Unit 29155; the group has conducted multiple hacking operations against Ukraine, the US, and nations across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The report emphasizes that this cyber activity is tied to the same GRU unit implicated in physical sabotage, assassinations, and covert operations, highlighting an intertwining of digital and physical tactics.