Threat actor nation

Russia

103 scored AI-enabled operations attributed to Russia

Overview

Written by the AIRE team.

Primary Threat Groups:

Fancy Bear, Indrik Spider

Strategic Objectives:

  • Military advantage. Support operations related to conventional military engagements, especially in Ukraine, as well as cyberwarfare (e.g., enhance malware sophistication, persistence, and evasion).
  • Cybercrime. Filter, analyze, and share stolen data across financially motivated and state-backed actors.
  • Intelligence collection. Gather strategic, tactical, and operational data on foreign governments, military targets, and critical infrastructure.

AI capabilities

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Artifact Development
27
Reconnaissance
16
Intrusion, Evasion & Persistence
15
Attack Orchestration
14
Social Engineering
10
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Most active actors

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Sophistication by quarter

Each dot is one operation attributed to Russia; the dashed line follows the 90th percentile. Click a dot to see the incident.

Operations

37 in total, highest sophistication first.

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Only scored operations appear on this page; sub-incidents are counted under their parent campaign. Scores are from the run of 30 Oct 2026.