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News consortium reveals trove of data on Russian cyber strategies

The Vulkan Files show Russian intelligence and a defense contractor sought ways to launch cyberattacks and spread disinformation, including two potential hacking targets in Switzerland.

The Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, seen in Feb. 2019, its last year of operation
The Mühleberg Nuclear Power Plant in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, seen in Feb. 2019, its last year of operation (AN/J. Heilprin)

BERN, Switzerland (AN) — A data leak from an international consortium of news organizations offers insight into Russia’s intelligence agencies and hacking groups, and names two potential hacking targets in Switzerland.

Russian intelligence and defense contractor NTC Vulkan sought ways to launch cyberattacks and spread disinformation, according to the Vulkan Files published Thursday by the international news consortium.

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