RaphaelDecoding the GRU indictmentThe July 13, 2018 indictment of 12 GRU operatives provided extraordinary insight into how Fancy Bear operates. But it left several…Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
RaphaelAn Archaeology of Russian Information OperationsI’ve recently left The Associated Press, where I had the opportunity to write a series of articles about Russia’s “Fancy Bear” group of…Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
RaphaelBusting Ghost FirmsOver the past couple of months, Citizen Lab researcher John Scott-Railton and I have been navigating the hall of mirrors created by a…Apr 17, 20191Apr 17, 20191
RaphaelRush for the EXIFI write about cybersecurity for The Associated Press, but like other reporters I pitch in on other investigative tracks too. That includes…Oct 25, 20181Oct 25, 20181
RaphaelAnother Fancy fumble?I have a new story out today about yet another of Fancy Bear’s targets: The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul. It shows that even men and…Aug 27, 2018Aug 27, 2018
RaphaelDid CrowdStrike really miss the mark?When Russia-backed forces overran Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014, Yuri Dobronravin quit his job.Jul 10, 2018Jul 10, 2018
RaphaelBeware the Dot.Recently a government official in Ukraine forwarded me this message he received over WhatsApp:Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 2018
RaphaelI let YouTube tell me what to watch. The results were out of this world.For the past four months, the world’s most popular video sharing site has been trying to get me to believe in aliens.Apr 12, 2018Apr 12, 2018
RaphaelAm I on the list?The past couple of months have felt like running the line at a cyberespionage-themed nightclub, with former government officials…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
RaphaelFumbling BearToday the AP has another story — part of our months-long investigation into Fancy Bear — that explores how the group has spent years…Dec 22, 20171Dec 22, 20171