Star Blizzard, known to be part of Russia’s FSB, moved schemes to the messaging platform last November.

Citizen Lab and a Russian exile-led human rights group investigated spyware implanted on his phone after he was detained, beaten up and released.

The simultaneous actions targeted the Star Blizzard espionage operation, which went after government and civil society groups around the world.

The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.

The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday.

FBI officials say that software relying on AI to generate bot accounts was developed under a top editor at Russian state-owned news outlet RT.

Andrey Korinets and Ruslan Peretyatko are alleged to have played a key role in the FSB's efforts to meddle in U.S. and British politics.

The charges follow a grand jury indictments alleging that the officers engaged in years-long international election influence campaigns.

The DOJ unsealed new indictments on Tuesday that allege a years-long conspiracy to interfere in elections and weaponize information.

The Russian propaganda focuses on the threat that Ukrainian refugees could bring economic hardship to Europe.