Stan is described as a former Colonel and agent of the GRU.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“Stan was a Colonel in the GRU before he defected over”
Organisation
organisation:gru
Also: Russia main intelligence directorate
Russian foreign intelligence agency described in the episode as Stan's former organization.
Russian foreign intelligence agency described in the episode as Stan's former organization.
“The GRU is Russia’s foreign intelligence agency similar to the CIA.”
Russia’s military intelligence agency, identified in the episode as the organisation linked to Sandworm and Fancy Bear.
“the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency.”
“both Sandworm and Fancy Bear are hacking groups both working for Russia’s GRU”
Russian military intelligence organization described as containing the units responsible for the attacks discussed in the episode.
“members of the military unit 74455 of the Russia main intelligence directorate, known as the GRU”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Russia | Explicit | 21 |
| incoming | MEMBER_OF | Stan | Explicit | 21 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | NotPetya | Attributed | 54 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Sandworm | Uncertain | 54 |
| incoming | PART_OF | Unit 74455 | Explicit | 77 |
Stan is described as a former Colonel and agent of the GRU.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“Stan was a Colonel in the GRU before he defected over”
The GRU is described as Russia's foreign intelligence agency.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 21 Details
“The GRU is Russia’s foreign intelligence agency”
The Washington Post was credited with reporting before the official announcement that NotPetya was carried out by the GRU.
Attributed Confidence 90% · Andy Greenberg EP 54 Details
“the Washington Post who, in a story before that announcement, said simply that NotPetya was carried out by the GRU.”
The episode presents the belief that Sandworm and Fancy Bear were hacking groups working for Russia's GRU, while acknowledging uncertainty about the exact relationship.
Uncertain Confidence 85% · Jack Rhysider EP 54 Details
“what we believe is that both Sandworm and Fancy Bear are hacking groups both working for Russia’s GRU in Moscow.”
Unit 74455 PART_OF GRU
Unit 74455 is described as a unit of the GRU, Russia’s main intelligence directorate.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Doj EP 77 Details
“military unit 74455 of the Russia main intelligence directorate, known as the GRU”