How Russia’s Spies Hacked the Entire Nation of Georgia
With an election this week, documents seen by Bloomberg expose the extent of Moscow’s infiltration of the former Soviet state.
Russia has been targeting and infiltrating Georgia for many years.
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Russian spies were watching Georgia’s government and major companies in a comprehensive espionage and hacking campaign over years, scooping up information and gaining powers to potentially sabotage critical infrastructure.
The Foreign Ministry, Finance Ministry, central bank and key energy and telecommunications providers were penetrated, according to documents and technical reports seen by Bloomberg News. Russian intelligence accessed Georgian electricity companies, oil terminals, media platforms and government departments between 2017 and 2020.