UK raises concern over Russian hacking group

A hacking group with ties to Russia called Cold River targets numerous actors in UK’s government, politics, education, etc. The National Cyber Security Centre warned that Cold River conducts research on its targets and impersonates others in their near area using false email accounts and social media profiles.

The UK raises concern over an alleged information-gathering operation that has targeted numerous actors in government, politics, education, defence, journalism, and activism, carried out by a hacking group with ties to Russia called Cold River.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a division of the British government’s GCHQ spy agency, warned that Cold River conducts research on its targets and impersonates others in their near area using false email accounts and social media profiles. The Russian embassies in London and Washington did not immediately answer email requests for comments on the NCSC’s remarks. The Russian government was not specifically named as the source of the cyberattacks in the advisory.