Putin's Russia

Russia uses Brazil as a spy factory – several agents exposed

For many years, the Kremlin has used Brazil as a "springboard" for its top intelligence agents. At least nine Russian agents working under Brazilian cover have been exposed in connection with a major operation by Brazil's counterintelligence, a review by the New York Times shows.

Russian agents have been able to travel to other parts of the world to engage in intelligence activities using a Brazilian passport. Among the spies exposed are a researcher who got a job in Norway and a man who was accepted to a university in the United States, the newspaper writes.

The fact that Brazil has become a useful country for Putin and the Russian intelligence service is partly due to the fact that it is easier to obtain an identity card there compared to many other countries. The revelations have been made with the help of intelligence from the United States, Israel and the Netherlands, among others.

Great Britain warns of new Russian cyber attacks

Great Britain and its allies are now warning of a Russian campaign aimed at carrying out cyber attacks against organizations, logistics companies and technology companies that help send support from the West to Ukraine. The Russian military intelligence service is behind the campaign, according to Britain's National Cyber ​​Security Center NCSC.

Cyberattacks have already targeted the defense industry, the IT sector and airports.

– The campaign poses a serious risk to the organizations affected, said operations chief Paul Chichester in a statement.