US EditionRussia-linked hackers compromised scores of Ukrainian prosecutors’ email accounts, data shows
Researchers said logs and stolen emails showed the hackers compromised at least 284 inboxes, including 44 at a Kyiv training center.
- On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, data revealed Russia-linked hackers compromised at least 284 email inboxes between September 2024 and March 2026, including more than 170 Ukrainian prosecutors and investigators tasked with rooting out corruption.
- Cyber researchers at Ctrl-Alt-Intel discovered the campaign after finding data inadvertently exposed on a server, describing the incident as a "huge operational blunder" where attackers "left their front door wide open."
- Hackers targeted 44 employees at the Training Center, including Oleg Duka, alongside officials at the Asset Recovery and Management Agency and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, according to reviewed data.
- Beyond Ukraine, the campaign extended to NATO countries, compromising at least 67 Romanian Air Force accounts including NATO airbases and 27 inboxes managed by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff.
- While Ctrl-Alt-Intel attributed the activity to Fancy Bear, a Russian military hacking squad, independent researchers Matthieu Faou and Feike Hacquebord disputed that specific label, though all agreed the campaign originated from Moscow-linked actors.
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The Russian hackers broke out ten accounts of the Romanian Army. This is about the email accounts of the Romanian Air Force, including some belonging to NATO Air Bases. The findings came after President Nicusór Dan recently spoke about Russia's hybrid attacks.
According to the researcher, hackers carried out data breaches in Ukraine to stay one step ahead of Ukrainian investigators exposing Moscow spies.
Exclusive: Russia-linked hackers compromised scores of Ukrainian prosecutors’ email accounts, data shows
Russia-linked hackers broke into more than 170 email accounts belonging to prosecutors and investigators across Ukraine during the last several months, according to data reviewed by Reuters, a campaign that shows how Moscow’s spies are keeping tabs on the Ukrainian officials tasked with rooting out corruption and Russian collaborators.
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