Russia's Secret Spy School for Hacking and Election Meddling Revealed

A secret department within a prestigious Moscow university has been revealed as a top-secret Russian spy school. Students are reportedly taught advanced techniques in espionage, hacking, and election interference.

7 May, 04:00 — 7 May, 04:00

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The GuardianMostly Factual94d ago

Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling

Exclusive: Documents obtained by consortium of journalists show role of Moscow university in training operatives in military intelligence Last April, Vladimir Putin visited the campus of Bauman Moscow state technical university, set on the banks of the Yauza River in the east of the city and home to some of the country’s brightest scientific minds. He toured the campus, met undergraduates and boasted about Moscow’s ambitious plans for space missions to the moon and Mars. “You have everything ...

By Pjotr Sauer and Shaun Walker

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Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling

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Revealed: Russia’s top secret spy school teaching hacking and election meddling

Otkiveno šta se dešava na prestižnom univerzitetu u Moskvi: Odeljenje u kojem se studenti uče špijunaži, hakovanju i mešanju u izbore

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