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From state-sponsored hacking groups to ransomware gangs, Russia poses significant cyber threats to American infrastructure, businesses, and rural communities—including attacks on pipelines, water systems, and agriculture.
FBI Warning: Russian hackers have positioned themselves in critical infrastructure for potential future attacks. Rural utilities are among the targets.
Russia's cyber capabilities include elite state hackers, a thriving ransomware ecosystem, and documented willingness to attack civilian infrastructure.
APT28 (GRU) and APT29 (SVR) conduct espionage and sabotage operations against US government and infrastructure.
Colonial Pipeline shutdown, water utility compromises, and targeting of agricultural facilities.
Russia provides sanctuary to cybercriminal groups like LockBit, REvil, and Conti that target Americans.
Russian data localization laws and FSB surveillance capabilities that affect data flowing through Russian systems.
6-day shutdown of pipeline carrying 45% of East Coast fuel
18,000 organizations compromised including Treasury, DOJ, DOE
Slaughterhouses nationwide shut down, $11M ransom
Public water systems in several states targeted
GRU Unit 26165
SVR (Foreign Intelligence)
GRU Unit 29155
A separate GRU unit responsible for sabotage, assassinations, and destructive cyber attacks. Deployed WhisperGate malware against Ukraine and coordinates with cyber-criminals.
Russian cyber attacks don't just target big cities. Rural infrastructure—water utilities, agricultural facilities, and small-town businesses—are increasingly in the crosshairs.
CARR targeted public water systems in multiple states in 2024
Dairy farms, meat processors attacked; Swiss farm lost livestock
Less security investment makes rural systems easier targets
Russia provides a safe haven for cybercriminal groups that target Americans. As the US Treasury stated: "Russia continues to offer safe harbor for cybercriminals where groups such as LockBit are free to launch ransomware attacks against the United States."
Learn how to defend your home, farm, or business from ransomware and other Russian cyber attacks with our protection guides.