A source from the Cheka-OGPU reported that the head of the second operational department of the FSB CIB, Oleg Innokentievich Kashintsov, and all other heads of this unit were dismissed. The second department is responsible for cybersecurity of the Russian Federation, work with hackers, cyber troops and interaction with foreign intelligence services. Personnel changes occurred based on the results of the work of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
We have already told you that by the beginning of the war, a situation had developed that all Russian hackers who formed the basis of the cyber forces, including those who had state awards, ended up in prison, according to materials received from the United States. For example, it was the FSB CIB that carried out the implementation in relation to the group of Alexei Stroganov (Flint). At the same time, Stroganov was awarded a certificate from the director of the FSB of the Russian Federation for ensuring the cybersecurity of the Russian Federation. The case file also contains a copy of gratitude to Stroganov from… Vladimir Putin. Flint received it for ensuring cybersecurity during the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018. It was Stroganov’s group that was engaged in unofficial work related to cybersecurity at the Russian Mundial.
Now Stroganov and 28 members of his group are in pre-trial detention center.
Based on the CIB materials, the founder of Group-IB, Ilya Sachkov, who also played a big role in Russian cybersecurity, was also sent to a pre-trial detention center.
It is worth noting that Kashintsov was previously deputy head of the second department of Sergei Mikhailov, who was convicted of treason.
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