The Guardian: Russian hackers use webcams in public places to spy on Ukraine

Russian hackers are using webcams in public places to spy on Ukraine. U.S. cyber experts have discovered that Russians have gained access to cameras installed in various coffee shops across the country to obtain intelligence on humanitarian aid convoys passing by.

According to Rob Joyce, director of cybersecurity at the U.S. National Security Agency, the Russian government and government-backed hackers are currently particularly active in attacking Ukrainian information systems.

«Different things are happening. We found out that Russian hackers gained access to webcams in public places. Thisway they were watching the convoys and trains delivering humanitarian aid ,» Joyce emphasized.

The Russians are also focusing their hacking activities on American defense manufacturers and logistics transportation companies. In this way, representatives of the terrorist state seek to learn more about the chain of arms supply to Ukraine, said the head of the US National Security Agency.

«We are all under daily pressure from the Russians,» Rob Joyce summarized.

Russian hackers have been attacking American and European officials who support Ukraine for a long time. The attackers have been stealing usernames, passwords and other sensitive login credentials from every public email portal they target.

As a reminder, Ukrainian hacktivists from the Cyber Resistance organization hacked the email of one of the world’s most wanted cybercriminals. Lieutenant Colonel Morgachev Sergey Alexandrovich, an officer of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Federation, curator of the Russian hacker group APT 28.