Hackers attacking Russian objects possess Agency-grade Resources

Hacker groups attacking Russian objects have the same grade of resources as foreign intelligence agencies, National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents Deputy Director Nikolai Murashov said Tuesday. “Considering the complexity of means and methods used by the perpetrators, as well as the speed of their operation, we have reasons to believe that this group has resources of foreign intelligence agencies’ grade,” Murashov said. According to Murashov, the analysis of a series of computer attacks on Russian state agencies’ resources was carried out together with Rostelecom-Solar specialists. The report, obtained by Tass, calls the hacker group the most advanced “cyber mercenaries…