European officials: Russia intensifies espionage for Western technology as sanctions strain wartime economy
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Three senior European intelligence officials told the AP that Russia's intelligence agencies have intensified efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as international sanctions strain Russia's wartime economy. Moscow's agents are using fake companies, middlemen, and cyber spies/hackers to procure machinery, technology, and research from Europe, while also gathering information that could be used to attack critical infrastructure. The grinding war in Ukraine has taxed key Russian industries and pushed the country toward a possible financial crisis.
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Moscow's agents are building fake companies, recruiting middlemen and deploying cyber spies and hackers who are gathering information that could also be used to attack key infrastructure
Four years of international sanctions have hampered Moscow's ability to procure machinery, technology and research from Europe
Russian intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country’s wartime economy. That's according to three senior European intelligence officials who spoke to The
