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3 parts Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective
Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective. © Stéphane Oiry

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Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective

Since January 2024, a shadowy cyber group has attached itself to Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR). Equipped with resources and intelligence, its attacks have been acknowledged by Moscow to have caused millions of dollars in damage. But its backstory is complex and its relationship with government remains ambiguous.


3 partsBlack Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective
Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective. © Stéphane Oiry

Black Owl Team: Ukraine's elite cyber ops unit wreaking havoc in Russia

BO Team, part 1: Since January 2024, a shadowy cyber collective has attached itself to Ukraine's military intelligence. Though its members hail from typical hacktivist backgrounds, its operations are more structured than other cyber groups, Intelligence Online has learned.

Part 1 Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective (1/3).
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Part 1 Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective (1/3).

Black Owl Team: The uneasy relationship between hacktivists and spies in wartime Ukraine

BO Team, part 2: Since January 2024, a shadowy cyber collective has attached itself to Ukraine's military intelligence (GUR). Black Owl team works closely and effectively with the government, but there are underlying tensions in the relationship.

Part 2 Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective (2/3).
LogoSubscribers only Operations, Cybersecurity, Defence 03.02.2026
Part 2 Black Owl Team: Kyiv's elite hacker collective (2/3).

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