Unit 26165

Summary

Unit 26165 is a military unit^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Unit 26165's field of work was cryptography^[3].
• Unit 26165's field of work was computer network operations^[4].
• Unit 26165's field of work was cyber espionage^[5].
• Unit 26165's field of work was cyberwarfare^[6].
• Unit 26165 is in the country of Russia^[7].
• Unit 26165's image is recorded as APT28 APT29 Techniques - Malware.png^[8].
• Unit 26165's instance of is recorded as military unit^[9].
• Unit 26165's headquarters location is recorded as Komsomolsky Prospekt^[10].
• Unit 26165's part of is recorded as GRU^[11].
• Unit 26165's part of is recorded as Fancy Bear^[12].
• +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Unit 26165^[13].
• Unit 26165's parent organization or unit is recorded as GRU^[14].
• Unit 26165's significant event is recorded as 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak^[15].
• Unit 26165's significant event is recorded as Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections^[16].
• Unit 26165's described by source is recorded as Report on the Investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential Election^[17].
• Unit 26165's affiliation is recorded as Sandworm^[18].
• Unit 26165's street address is recorded as Komsomol'skiy Prospekt, 20, Moscow, Russia, 119034^[19].

Body

Founding

+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Unit 26165^[13].

Identity

Part of include GRU^[11], a military intelligence agency^[20], in Russia^[21], founded in 1992^[22], headquartered in Grizodubovoy Street^[23] and Fancy Bear^[12], a hacker group^[24], in Russia^[25], founded in 2004^[26].

Operations

Unit 26165's headquarters location is recorded as Komsomolsky Prospekt^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as GRU^[14].

Industry

Fields of work include cryptography^[3], an academic discipline^[27]; computer network operations^[4]; cyber espionage^[5]; and cyberwarfare^[6].

Why It Matters

Unit 26165 ranks in the top 6% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]