The Russian GRU was responsible for breaching which two major networks in the mid-2010s?

The Russian GRU was responsible for breaching which two major networks in the mid-2010s?

• A. IRGCN
• B. Space Domain Awareness (SDA)
• C. Chinese Cyber Operations
• D. Russian GRU

Answer: (D)

Attribution in cyber operations. Determining who carried out a breach relies on patterns, tools, infrastructure, and credible assessments from intelligence communities. In the mid-2010s, the Russian GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, was widely linked to major breaches of prominent networks, including the Democratic National Committee and related campaign networks. When a question asks which entity breached those networks, pointing to the Russian GRU identifies the actor responsible. The other options don’t represent the attacker connected to those specific breaches, so they don’t fit as the correct breaching entity.

Attribution in cyber operations. Determining who carried out a breach relies on patterns, tools, infrastructure, and credible assessments from intelligence communities. In the mid-2010s, the Russian GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, was widely linked to major breaches of prominent networks, including the Democratic National Committee and related campaign networks. When a question asks which entity breached those networks, pointing to the Russian GRU identifies the actor responsible. The other options don’t represent the attacker connected to those specific breaches, so they don’t fit as the correct breaching entity.