The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo), in cooperation with the Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency and the US National Security Agency (NSA), issued a warning about a Russian state-sponsored cyber threat actor named Laundry Bear targeting organisational email systems in Finland. Laundry Bear conducts cyber espionage attacks primarily against NATO countries including Finland and Ukraine, targeting public administration, critical infrastructure, and defense sector entities by attempting to breach email systems using methods like social manipulation and stolen user credentials. This reflects a shift from Russian human intelligence methods to increased cyber approaches following the weakening of Russian intelligence operations in the West since 2022.

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo), in cooperation with the Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency and the US National Security Agency (NSA), issued a warning about a Russian state-sponsored cyber threat actor named Laundry Bear targeting organisational email systems in Finland. Laundry Bear conducts cyber espionage attacks primarily against NATO countries including Finland and Ukraine, targeting public administration, critical infrastructure, and defense sector entities by attempting to breach email systems using methods like social manipulation and stolen user credentials. This reflects a shift from Russian human intelligence methods to increased cyber approaches following the weakening of Russian intelligence operations in the West since 2022.