Leaked Documents Expose Secret GRU Hacker School at Top Russian University
Leaked records show 1,563 reservists and 429 prospective officers trained in hacking, disinformation and malware for GRU units.
- A joint international investigation uncovered a secret "Department No. 4" at Bauman Moscow State Technical University that trains students for GRU cyber operations, based on analysis of more than 2,000 leaked internal documents.
- The department curriculum emphasizes offensive cyber tactics including malware development and "Countering Technical Intelligence," while teaching propaganda and manipulation techniques to influence public opinion.
- Lieutenant Colonel Kirill Stupakov, an active GRU officer, teaches specialized courses on espionage technology; each year, around 10 to 15 students are pre-selected for intelligence unit assignments before graduation.
- Graduates frequently join notorious units "Fancy Bear" and "Sandworm," which have been blamed for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Georgia targeting Western institutions.
- Experts describe this integration as the "militarisation of education," with teaching materials claiming the war in Ukraine was "inevitable" and reflecting extreme Kremlin ideological narratives to students.
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