Kyiv's elite hacker collective | Interference: Canada still China's lab rat | French cyber defence in Ukraine

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Monday 2 February Read this issue     Spotlight | Russia, Ukraine Black Owl Team: Ukraine's elite cyber ops unit wreaking havoc in Russia   BO Team, part 1: Since January 2024, a shadowy cyber collective has attached itself to Ukraine's military intelligence. Though its members hail from typical hacktivist backgrounds, its operations are more structured than other cyber groups, Intelligence Online has learned.   Subscribers only | Cybersecurity, Defence Read this Deep Dive: Black Owl Team     Canada, China Canada to remain testing ground for Chinese interference     The Chinese Communist Party intends to continue using Canada as a key location for local interference strategies, despite Beijing's assurances to the contrary. The Party intends to replicate its influence activities there in areas where China is struggling to gain a foothold, particularly in Europe.   Subscribers only | Information wars, Back-door diplomacy       Russia Under pressure from Kyiv, Moscow forced to adapt its military influence abroad     After being infiltrated by Western intelligence agencies and experiencing mixed success in various theatres of operation, the former Wagner paramilitary group could soon come under the direct control of the Russian presidential administration.   Subscribers only | Agencies, Defence       France, Ukraine French cyber-defence steps up Kyiv missions to dissect Russian malware     Teams of French specialists in defensive cyber warfare are travelling to Kyiv every month to analyse Russian malware recovered from the Ukrainian digital front. This sensitive cooperation with the GUR and the SBU has started raising concerns on the Ukrainian side.   Subscribers only | Cybersecurity       France Former DGSE executive tipped to head École de Guerre Économique     Christian Harbulot, who has been at the helm of France's École de Guerre Économique since 1997, will be stepping down before the end of the year. His likely successor is a former senior executive at the French foreign intelligence service and currently works at Michelin.   Subscribers only | Information wars       The Agencies' Gazette France Disgraced former DGSI executive to publish book on wiretapping   France French courts rap DGSE's knuckles   China/Pakistan Thousands of PLA reinforcements reportedly deployed to Gilgit-Baltistan   Subscribers only | Agencies

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