Post by Red Rackham on Apr 19, 2023 21:38:16 GMT
Russian spy ships are mapping wind farms and key communication cables off the coast of Britain as part of plans to sabotage critical infrastructure.
Details of the covert “ghost ships” missions were published as Downing Street and GCHQ chiefs warned of a surge in Russia-aligned hackers aiming to “disrupt or destroy” energy facilities such as power stations.
A fleet of Russian boats, often disguised as fishing trawlers or research vessels but with armed guards, have been observed by European intelligence agencies conducting mass reconnaissance close to British coastal energy and communications networks.
Possible targets are believed to include internet cables, offshore wind farms and connectors carrying electricity and gas pipelines, an investigation found.
One ship doing underwater “research” was tracked touring wind farms off the east coast of the UK, while another is thought to have entered the Moray Firth on Nov 10 last year.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/19/russia-ukraine-war-spy-ships-europe-energy-infrastructure/#:~:text=Russian%20spy%20ships%20are%20mapping,plans%20to%20sabotage%20critical%20infrastructure.
Details of the covert “ghost ships” missions were published as Downing Street and GCHQ chiefs warned of a surge in Russia-aligned hackers aiming to “disrupt or destroy” energy facilities such as power stations.
A fleet of Russian boats, often disguised as fishing trawlers or research vessels but with armed guards, have been observed by European intelligence agencies conducting mass reconnaissance close to British coastal energy and communications networks.
Possible targets are believed to include internet cables, offshore wind farms and connectors carrying electricity and gas pipelines, an investigation found.
One ship doing underwater “research” was tracked touring wind farms off the east coast of the UK, while another is thought to have entered the Moray Firth on Nov 10 last year.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/19/russia-ukraine-war-spy-ships-europe-energy-infrastructure/#:~:text=Russian%20spy%20ships%20are%20mapping,plans%20to%20sabotage%20critical%20infrastructure.