Dutch intelligence service published: A group with the support of Russia hacked NATO networks!

The previously unknown Russian Hacerje group is responsible for last year’s attacks on networks of the Dutch police, NATO and several European countries, Dutch intelligence reports on Tuesday. The group, called « Laundry Bear », is very likely to support the Russian state, said the Dutch general intelligence and military service in the joint letter to the Parliament.

« Cibernetic attacks on the Dutch institutions are part of a major international cyber -threat represented by the Hacerje group, » said services in a statement on the results of their investigation.

The group operated unnoticed until he was discovered that he was conducting a hacker surgery in September 2024, which successfully received access to confidential information on Dutch police officers, the statement said.

Laundry Bear also performed cyber spying with companies that produce sophisticated technology, which is difficult for Russia to reach with regard to the sanctions of the West introduced due to the Ukraine war, agencies said.

« The investigation also reveals that Laundry Bear is responsible for cyber surgery against Western governments and other institutions the earliest of 2024, » the statement added.

The group sought to collect information related to « the procurement and production of the military equipment of the Western governments and the western shipments of weapons for Ukraine ».