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Pro-Russian hacktivist group Callisto target UK, US academics, researchers.

On February 1, Recorded Future reported on a Russian-linked cyber campaign conducted by the Callisto group against academics and think tank members in the United Kingdom and the United States. The attackers focused on researchers critical of the Kremlin, seeking to compromise their email accounts and collect information that could potentially be used to undermine or discredit them.

Occurrence
2024-02-01
Publication
2024-02-01T16:43:05Z
First observed
2026-09-30T16:30:48.138Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
GB
Updated
2026-10-02T16:30:09.889Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

Facts

No facts

Sources

  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2024-02-01T16:43:05Z

    On February 1, Recorded Future reported on a Russian-linked cyber campaign conducted by the Callisto group against academics and think tank members in the United Kingdom and the United States. The attackers focused on researchers critical of the Kremlin, seeking to compromise their email accounts and collect information that could potentially be used to undermine or discredit them.