#Russia The “Platformization” of #Sabotage The most significant shift in #GRU tradecraft is the transition to a “gig-economy” model for kinetic sabotage and espionage. Instead of deploying elite operatives from units like 29155 across borders, the GRU now heavily leverages encrypted platforms like Telegram to recruit expendable local proxies. Proxy Recruitment: Operations are highly compartmentalized. Recruiters target disenfranchised individuals, teenagers, migrants, or low-level criminals, offering cryptocurrency payments for specific, escalating tasks. Pic.;

#Russia
The “Platformization” of  #Sabotage
The most significant shift in  #GRU tradecraft is the transition to a “gig-economy” model for kinetic sabotage and espionage. Instead of deploying elite operatives from units like 29155 across borders, the GRU now heavily leverages encrypted platforms like Telegram to recruit expendable local proxies. 
Proxy Recruitment:
Operations are highly compartmentalized. Recruiters target disenfranchised individuals, teenagers, migrants, or low-level criminals, offering cryptocurrency payments for specific, escalating tasks.
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